Home / 56,199.75-61,803.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 56,199.75 and 61,803.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 56,199.75 and 61,803.75 is: 67,966.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,199.75 : 61,803.75 = 61,803.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,199.75/61,803.75 = 61,803.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,199.75x = 61,803.75 × 61,803.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,199.75x = 3,819,703,514.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,819,703,514.06/56,199.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 67,966.56

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.10) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.