Home / 52,581.02-114,080.91

Finding the Third Proportional to 52,581.02 and 114,080.91

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 52,581.02 and 114,080.91 is: 247,512.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,581.02 : 114,080.91 = 114,080.91 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,581.02/114,080.91 = 114,080.91/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,581.02x = 114,080.91 × 114,080.91
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,581.02x = 13,014,453,170.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,014,453,170.82/52,581.02
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 247,512.36

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.