Home / 49,113-75,534.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 49,113 and 75,534.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 49,113 and 75,534.75 is: 116,170.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    49,113 : 75,534.75 = 75,534.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    49,113/75,534.75 = 75,534.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    49,113x = 75,534.75 × 75,534.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    49,113x = 5,705,498,457.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,705,498,457.56/49,113
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 116,170.84

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.