Home / 104,303-224,330.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 104,303 and 224,330.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 104,303 and 224,330.50 is: 482,480.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,303 : 224,330.50 = 224,330.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,303/224,330.50 = 224,330.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,303x = 224,330.50 × 224,330.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,303x = 50,324,173,230.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 50,324,173,230.25/104,303
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 482,480.59

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.