Home / 58,855.13-75,568.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 58,855.13 and 75,568.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 58,855.13 and 75,568.13 is: 97,027.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    58,855.13 : 75,568.13 = 75,568.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    58,855.13/75,568.13 = 75,568.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    58,855.13x = 75,568.13 × 75,568.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    58,855.13x = 5,710,541,516.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,710,541,516.02/58,855.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 97,027.09

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.28) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.