Home / 69,086-105,633.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 69,086 and 105,633.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 69,086 and 105,633.50 is: 161,515.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    69,086 : 105,633.50 = 105,633.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    69,086/105,633.50 = 105,633.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    69,086x = 105,633.50 × 105,633.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    69,086x = 11,158,436,322.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,158,436,322.25/69,086
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 161,515.16

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.53) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.