Home / 88,755.75-124,841.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 88,755.75 and 124,841.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 88,755.75 and 124,841.25 is: 175,598.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,755.75 : 124,841.25 = 124,841.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,755.75/124,841.25 = 124,841.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,755.75x = 124,841.25 × 124,841.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,755.75x = 15,585,337,701.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,585,337,701.56/88,755.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 175,598.06

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.41) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.