Home / 54,697.50-81,955.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 54,697.50 and 81,955.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 54,697.50 and 81,955.13 is: 122,796.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    54,697.50 : 81,955.13 = 81,955.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    54,697.50/81,955.13 = 81,955.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    54,697.50x = 81,955.13 × 81,955.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    54,697.50x = 6,716,642,513.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,716,642,513.77/54,697.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 122,796.15

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.