Home / 59,283.56-88,926.19

Finding the Third Proportional to 59,283.56 and 88,926.19

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 59,283.56 and 88,926.19 is: 133,390.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    59,283.56 : 88,926.19 = 88,926.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    59,283.56/88,926.19 = 88,926.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    59,283.56x = 88,926.19 × 88,926.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    59,283.56x = 7,907,866,823.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,907,866,823.29/59,283.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 133,390.55

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.