Home / 48,705.75-104,935.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 48,705.75 and 104,935.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 48,705.75 and 104,935.50 is: 226,081.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,705.75 : 104,935.50 = 104,935.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,705.75/104,935.50 = 104,935.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,705.75x = 104,935.50 × 104,935.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,705.75x = 11,011,459,160.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,011,459,160.25/48,705.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 226,081.30

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.