Home / 67,389.75-104,368.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 67,389.75 and 104,368.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 67,389.75 and 104,368.50 is: 161,638.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,389.75 : 104,368.50 = 104,368.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,389.75/104,368.50 = 104,368.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,389.75x = 104,368.50 × 104,368.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,389.75x = 10,892,783,792.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,892,783,792.25/67,389.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 161,638.58

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.