Home / 60,119-93,818

Finding the Third Proportional to 60,119 and 93,818

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 60,119 and 93,818 is: 146,406.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    60,119 : 93,818 = 93,818 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    60,119/93,818 = 93,818/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    60,119x = 93,818 × 93,818
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    60,119x = 8,801,817,124
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,801,817,124/60,119
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 146,406.58

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.56) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.