Home / 58,000.50-87,804

Finding the Third Proportional to 58,000.50 and 87,804

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 58,000.50 and 87,804 is: 132,922.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,000.50 : 87,804 = 87,804 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,000.50/87,804 = 87,804/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,000.50x = 87,804 × 87,804
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,000.50x = 7,709,542,416
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,709,542,416/58,000.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 132,922.00

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.