Home / 56,186.75-122,923.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 56,186.75 and 122,923.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 56,186.75 and 122,923.75 is: 268,929.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,186.75 : 122,923.75 = 122,923.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,186.75/122,923.75 = 122,923.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,186.75x = 122,923.75 × 122,923.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,186.75x = 15,110,248,314.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,110,248,314.06/56,186.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 268,929.03

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.