Home / 75,551.06-165,633.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 75,551.06 and 165,633.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 75,551.06 and 165,633.75 is: 363,125.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,551.06 : 165,633.75 = 165,633.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,551.06/165,633.75 = 165,633.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,551.06x = 165,633.75 × 165,633.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,551.06x = 27,434,539,139.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,434,539,139.06/75,551.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 363,125.79

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.