Home / 55.25-76.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 55.25 and 76.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 55.25 and 76.75 is: 106.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55.25 : 76.75 = 76.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55.25/76.75 = 76.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55.25x = 76.75 × 76.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55.25x = 5,890.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,890.56/55.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 106.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.39) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.