Home / 56,818.13-119,512.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 56,818.13 and 119,512.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 56,818.13 and 119,512.13 is: 251,383.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,818.13 : 119,512.13 = 119,512.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,818.13/119,512.13 = 119,512.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,818.13x = 119,512.13 × 119,512.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,818.13x = 14,283,148,022.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,283,148,022.02/56,818.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 251,383.66

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.10) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.