Home / 51,337.50-69,228

Finding the Third Proportional to 51,337.50 and 69,228

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 51,337.50 and 69,228 is: 93,353.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    51,337.50 : 69,228 = 69,228 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    51,337.50/69,228 = 69,228/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    51,337.50x = 69,228 × 69,228
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    51,337.50x = 4,792,515,984
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,792,515,984/51,337.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 93,353.12

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 25,668.75 and 34,614
Half scale
Find third proportional to 102,675 and 138,456
Double scale
Find third proportional to 51,340 and 69,231
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 77,006.25 and 103,842
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.35) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.