Home / 102,798.38-154,197.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 102,798.38 and 154,197.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 102,798.38 and 154,197.75 is: 231,296.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    102,798.38 : 154,197.75 = 154,197.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    102,798.38/154,197.75 = 154,197.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    102,798.38x = 154,197.75 × 154,197.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    102,798.38x = 23,776,946,105.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,776,946,105.06/102,798.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 231,296.91

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.