Home / 47,909.06-100,783.31

Finding the Third Proportional to 47,909.06 and 100,783.31

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 47,909.06 and 100,783.31 is: 212,011.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    47,909.06 : 100,783.31 = 100,783.31 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    47,909.06/100,783.31 = 100,783.31/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    47,909.06x = 100,783.31 × 100,783.31
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    47,909.06x = 10,157,276,078.47
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,157,276,078.47/47,909.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 212,011.58

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.10) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.