Home / 58,799.25-88,745.63

Finding the Third Proportional to 58,799.25 and 88,745.63

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 58,799.25 and 88,745.63 is: 133,943.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,799.25 : 88,745.63 = 88,745.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,799.25/88,745.63 = 88,745.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,799.25x = 88,745.63 × 88,745.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,799.25x = 7,875,785,956.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,875,785,956.64/58,799.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 133,943.65

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.