Home / 54,247.50-81,081.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 54,247.50 and 81,081.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 54,247.50 and 81,081.75 is: 121,189.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,247.50 : 81,081.75 = 81,081.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,247.50/81,081.75 = 81,081.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,247.50x = 81,081.75 × 81,081.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,247.50x = 6,574,250,183.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,574,250,183.06/54,247.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 121,189.92

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.