Home / 61,352-95,000

Finding the Third Proportional to 61,352 and 95,000

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 61,352 and 95,000 is: 147,101.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    61,352 : 95,000 = 95,000 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    61,352/95,000 = 95,000/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    61,352x = 95,000 × 95,000
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    61,352x = 9,025,000,000
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,025,000,000/61,352
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 147,101.97

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.