Home / 48,637.69-104,779.69

Finding the Third Proportional to 48,637.69 and 104,779.69

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 48,637.69 and 104,779.69 is: 225,725.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,637.69 : 104,779.69 = 104,779.69 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,637.69/104,779.69 = 104,779.69/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,637.69x = 104,779.69 × 104,779.69
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,637.69x = 10,978,782,912.60
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,978,782,912.60/48,637.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 225,725.84

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.