Home / 78,528-125,076

Finding the Third Proportional to 78,528 and 125,076

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 78,528 and 125,076 is: 199,215.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,528 : 125,076 = 125,076 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,528/125,076 = 125,076/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,528x = 125,076 × 125,076
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,528x = 15,644,005,776
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,644,005,776/78,528
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 199,215.64

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.