Home / 110,909.25-240,502.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 110,909.25 and 240,502.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 110,909.25 and 240,502.50 is: 521,520.55

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    110,909.25 : 240,502.50 = 240,502.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    110,909.25/240,502.50 = 240,502.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    110,909.25x = 240,502.50 × 240,502.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    110,909.25x = 57,841,452,506.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 57,841,452,506.25/110,909.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 521,520.55

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.