Home / 57,528-77,724

Finding the Third Proportional to 57,528 and 77,724

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 57,528 and 77,724 is: 105,010.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,528 : 77,724 = 77,724 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,528/77,724 = 77,724/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,528x = 77,724 × 77,724
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,528x = 6,041,020,176
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,041,020,176/57,528
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 105,010.09

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.35) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.