Home / 34,108.50-52,619.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 34,108.50 and 52,619.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 34,108.50 and 52,619.75 is: 81,177.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    34,108.50 : 52,619.75 = 52,619.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    34,108.50/52,619.75 = 52,619.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    34,108.50x = 52,619.75 × 52,619.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    34,108.50x = 2,768,838,090.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,768,838,090.06/34,108.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 81,177.36

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.