Home / 56,904-124,317.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 56,904 and 124,317.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 56,904 and 124,317.75 is: 271,596.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,904 : 124,317.75 = 124,317.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,904/124,317.75 = 124,317.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,904x = 124,317.75 × 124,317.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,904x = 15,454,902,965.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,454,902,965.06/56,904
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 271,596.07

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.