Home / 79,407-123,087.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 79,407 and 123,087.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 79,407 and 123,087.75 is: 190,796.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,407 : 123,087.75 = 123,087.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,407/123,087.75 = 123,087.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,407x = 123,087.75 × 123,087.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,407x = 15,150,594,200.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,150,594,200.06/79,407
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 190,796.71

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.