Home / 68,793.25-91,733.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 68,793.25 and 91,733.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 68,793.25 and 91,733.50 is: 122,323.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    68,793.25 : 91,733.50 = 91,733.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    68,793.25/91,733.50 = 91,733.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    68,793.25x = 91,733.50 × 91,733.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    68,793.25x = 8,415,035,022.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,415,035,022.25/68,793.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 122,323.56

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.33) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.