Home / 33,115.50-71,875

Finding the Third Proportional to 33,115.50 and 71,875

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 33,115.50 and 71,875 is: 155,999.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    33,115.50 : 71,875 = 71,875 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    33,115.50/71,875 = 71,875/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    33,115.50x = 71,875 × 71,875
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    33,115.50x = 5,166,015,625
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,166,015,625/33,115.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 155,999.93

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.