Home / 69,229.50-103,728.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 69,229.50 and 103,728.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 69,229.50 and 103,728.75 is: 155,420.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    69,229.50 : 103,728.75 = 103,728.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    69,229.50/103,728.75 = 103,728.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    69,229.50x = 103,728.75 × 103,728.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    69,229.50x = 10,759,653,576.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,759,653,576.56/69,229.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 155,420.07

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.