Home / 68,451.75-137,920.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 68,451.75 and 137,920.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 68,451.75 and 137,920.50 is: 277,890.11

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    68,451.75 : 137,920.50 = 137,920.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    68,451.75/137,920.50 = 137,920.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    68,451.75x = 137,920.50 × 137,920.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    68,451.75x = 19,022,064,320.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 19,022,064,320.25/68,451.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 277,890.11

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.01) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.