Home / 78,322.50-117,141.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 78,322.50 and 117,141.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 78,322.50 and 117,141.75 is: 175,201.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,322.50 : 117,141.75 = 117,141.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,322.50/117,141.75 = 117,141.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,322.50x = 117,141.75 × 117,141.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,322.50x = 13,722,189,593.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,722,189,593.06/78,322.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 175,201.12

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.