Home / 48,934.50-104,277.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 48,934.50 and 104,277.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 48,934.50 and 104,277.75 is: 222,212.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    48,934.50 : 104,277.75 = 104,277.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    48,934.50/104,277.75 = 104,277.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    48,934.50x = 104,277.75 × 104,277.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    48,934.50x = 10,873,849,145.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,873,849,145.06/48,934.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 222,212.33

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.13) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.