Home / 69,979.50-107,571.38

Finding the Third Proportional to 69,979.50 and 107,571.38

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 69,979.50 and 107,571.38 is: 165,357.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    69,979.50 : 107,571.38 = 107,571.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    69,979.50/107,571.38 = 107,571.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    69,979.50x = 107,571.38 × 107,571.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    69,979.50x = 11,571,600,719.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,571,600,719.39/69,979.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 165,357.01

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.