Home / 102,227.50-209,556.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 102,227.50 and 209,556.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 102,227.50 and 209,556.75 is: 429,571.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    102,227.50 : 209,556.75 = 209,556.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    102,227.50/209,556.75 = 209,556.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    102,227.50x = 209,556.75 × 209,556.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    102,227.50x = 43,914,031,470.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 43,914,031,470.56/102,227.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 429,571.61

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.05) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.