Home / 104,168-224,156

Finding the Third Proportional to 104,168 and 224,156

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 104,168 and 224,156 is: 482,354.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,168 : 224,156 = 224,156 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,168/224,156 = 224,156/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,168x = 224,156 × 224,156
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,168x = 50,245,912,336
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 50,245,912,336/104,168
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 482,354.58

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.