Home / 79,110.56-105,678.56

Finding the Third Proportional to 79,110.56 and 105,678.56

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 79,110.56 and 105,678.56 is: 141,168.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,110.56 : 105,678.56 = 105,678.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,110.56/105,678.56 = 105,678.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,110.56x = 105,678.56 × 105,678.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,110.56x = 11,167,958,572.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,167,958,572.07/79,110.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 141,168.99

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.34) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.