Home / 54,411.75-84,091.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 54,411.75 and 84,091.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 54,411.75 and 84,091.50 is: 129,960.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,411.75 : 84,091.50 = 84,091.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,411.75/84,091.50 = 84,091.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,411.75x = 84,091.50 × 84,091.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,411.75x = 7,071,380,372.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,071,380,372.25/54,411.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 129,960.54

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.