Home / 52,595.50-113,210

Finding the Third Proportional to 52,595.50 and 113,210

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 52,595.50 and 113,210 is: 243,680.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    52,595.50 : 113,210 = 113,210 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    52,595.50/113,210 = 113,210/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    52,595.50x = 113,210 × 113,210
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    52,595.50x = 12,816,504,100
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,816,504,100/52,595.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 243,680.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.