Home / 61,542.75-88,000.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 61,542.75 and 88,000.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 61,542.75 and 88,000.50 is: 125,832.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    61,542.75 : 88,000.50 = 88,000.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    61,542.75/88,000.50 = 88,000.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    61,542.75x = 88,000.50 × 88,000.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    61,542.75x = 7,744,088,000.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,744,088,000.25/61,542.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 125,832.66

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.43) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.