Home / 108,541.50-167,732.63

Finding the Third Proportional to 108,541.50 and 167,732.63

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 108,541.50 and 167,732.63 is: 259,202.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    108,541.50 : 167,732.63 = 167,732.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    108,541.50/167,732.63 = 167,732.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    108,541.50x = 167,732.63 × 167,732.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    108,541.50x = 28,134,233,489.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,134,233,489.39/108,541.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 259,202.55

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.