Home / 37,276.50-79,878

Finding the Third Proportional to 37,276.50 and 79,878

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 37,276.50 and 79,878 is: 171,166.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,276.50 : 79,878 = 79,878 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,276.50/79,878 = 79,878/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,276.50x = 79,878 × 79,878
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,276.50x = 6,380,494,884
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,380,494,884/37,276.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 171,166.68

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.