Home / 61,603.50-80,559

Finding the Third Proportional to 61,603.50 and 80,559

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 61,603.50 and 80,559 is: 105,347.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    61,603.50 : 80,559 = 80,559 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    61,603.50/80,559 = 80,559/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    61,603.50x = 80,559 × 80,559
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    61,603.50x = 6,489,752,481
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,489,752,481/61,603.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 105,347.14

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.31) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.