Home / 50,631-117,215

Finding the Third Proportional to 50,631 and 117,215

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 50,631 and 117,215 is: 271,362.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,631 : 117,215 = 117,215 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,631/117,215 = 117,215/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,631x = 117,215 × 117,215
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,631x = 13,739,356,225
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,739,356,225/50,631
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 271,362.53

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.32) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.