Home / 56,574-85,576.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 56,574 and 85,576.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 56,574 and 85,576.50 is: 129,447.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,574 : 85,576.50 = 85,576.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,574/85,576.50 = 85,576.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,574x = 85,576.50 × 85,576.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,574x = 7,323,337,352.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,323,337,352.25/56,574
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 129,447.05

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.