Home / 67,946.50-99,922.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 67,946.50 and 99,922.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 67,946.50 and 99,922.50 is: 146,946.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    67,946.50 : 99,922.50 = 99,922.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    67,946.50/99,922.50 = 99,922.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    67,946.50x = 99,922.50 × 99,922.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    67,946.50x = 9,984,506,006.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,984,506,006.25/67,946.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 146,946.58

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.