Home / 101,845.50-149,649.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 101,845.50 and 149,649.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 101,845.50 and 149,649.50 is: 219,891.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    101,845.50 : 149,649.50 = 149,649.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    101,845.50/149,649.50 = 149,649.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    101,845.50x = 149,649.50 × 149,649.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    101,845.50x = 22,394,972,850.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,394,972,850.25/101,845.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 219,891.63

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.