Home / 67,202-100,827

Finding the Third Proportional to 67,202 and 100,827

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 67,202 and 100,827 is: 151,276.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,202 : 100,827 = 100,827 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,202/100,827 = 100,827/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,202x = 100,827 × 100,827
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,202x = 10,166,083,929
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,166,083,929/67,202
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 151,276.51

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.