Home / 100,454-155,643

Finding the Third Proportional to 100,454 and 155,643

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 100,454 and 155,643 is: 241,152.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    100,454 : 155,643 = 155,643 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    100,454/155,643 = 155,643/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    100,454x = 155,643 × 155,643
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    100,454x = 24,224,743,449
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,224,743,449/100,454
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 241,152.60

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 50,227 and 77,821.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 200,908 and 311,286
Double scale
Find third proportional to 100,456 and 155,646
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 150,681 and 233,464.50
1.5x scale

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.