Home / 67,891.50-89,284.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 67,891.50 and 89,284.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 67,891.50 and 89,284.50 is: 117,418.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,891.50 : 89,284.50 = 89,284.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,891.50/89,284.50 = 89,284.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,891.50x = 89,284.50 × 89,284.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,891.50x = 7,971,721,940.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,971,721,940.25/67,891.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 117,418.56

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.32) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.