Home / 67.13-117.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 67.13 and 117.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 67.13 and 117.75 is: 206.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67.13 : 117.75 = 117.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67.13/117.75 = 117.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67.13x = 117.75 × 117.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67.13x = 13,865.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,865.06/67.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 206.56

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.75) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.