Home / 67.75-114.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 67.75 and 114.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 67.75 and 114.13 is: 192.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67.75 : 114.13 = 114.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67.75/114.13 = 114.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67.75x = 114.13 × 114.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67.75x = 13,024.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,024.52/67.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 192.24

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.68) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.