Home / 61,878.75-96,513.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 61,878.75 and 96,513.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 61,878.75 and 96,513.75 is: 150,534.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    61,878.75 : 96,513.75 = 96,513.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    61,878.75/96,513.75 = 96,513.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    61,878.75x = 96,513.75 × 96,513.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    61,878.75x = 9,314,903,939.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,314,903,939.06/61,878.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 150,534.78

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.