Home / 57,369.09-124,945.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 57,369.09 and 124,945.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 57,369.09 and 124,945.13 is: 272,120.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,369.09 : 124,945.13 = 124,945.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,369.09/124,945.13 = 124,945.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,369.09x = 124,945.13 × 124,945.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,369.09x = 15,611,284,261.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,611,284,261.27/57,369.09
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 272,120.11

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.