Home / 50,739.75-108,519.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 50,739.75 and 108,519.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 50,739.75 and 108,519.75 is: 232,096.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    50,739.75 : 108,519.75 = 108,519.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    50,739.75/108,519.75 = 108,519.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    50,739.75x = 108,519.75 × 108,519.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    50,739.75x = 11,776,536,140.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,776,536,140.06/50,739.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 232,096.85

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.