Home / 36,846.75-78,951

Finding the Third Proportional to 36,846.75 and 78,951

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 36,846.75 and 78,951 is: 169,167.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    36,846.75 : 78,951 = 78,951 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    36,846.75/78,951 = 78,951/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    36,846.75x = 78,951 × 78,951
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    36,846.75x = 6,233,260,401
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,233,260,401/36,846.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 169,167.17

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.