Home / 61,561.75-134,800.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 61,561.75 and 134,800.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 61,561.75 and 134,800.75 is: 295,170.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    61,561.75 : 134,800.75 = 134,800.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    61,561.75/134,800.75 = 134,800.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    61,561.75x = 134,800.75 × 134,800.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    61,561.75x = 18,171,242,200.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,171,242,200.56/61,561.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 295,170.98

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.