Home / 62,225.63-136,547.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 62,225.63 and 136,547.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 62,225.63 and 136,547.25 is: 299,637.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    62,225.63 : 136,547.25 = 136,547.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    62,225.63/136,547.25 = 136,547.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    62,225.63x = 136,547.25 × 136,547.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    62,225.63x = 18,645,151,482.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,645,151,482.56/62,225.63
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 299,637.83

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.