Home / 57,300.75-127,722.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 57,300.75 and 127,722.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 57,300.75 and 127,722.75 is: 284,692.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,300.75 : 127,722.75 = 127,722.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,300.75/127,722.75 = 127,722.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,300.75x = 127,722.75 × 127,722.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,300.75x = 16,313,100,867.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,313,100,867.56/57,300.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 284,692.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.23) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.