Home / 79,701-119,398

Finding the Third Proportional to 79,701 and 119,398

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 79,701 and 119,398 is: 178,867.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    79,701 : 119,398 = 119,398 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    79,701/119,398 = 119,398/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    79,701x = 119,398 × 119,398
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    79,701x = 14,255,882,404
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,255,882,404/79,701
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 178,867.05

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.