Home / 50,547-77,926.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 50,547 and 77,926.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 50,547 and 77,926.50 is: 120,136.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,547 : 77,926.50 = 77,926.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,547/77,926.50 = 77,926.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,547x = 77,926.50 × 77,926.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,547x = 6,072,539,402.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,072,539,402.25/50,547
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 120,136.49

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.