Home / 115,866.75-184,374.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 115,866.75 and 184,374.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 115,866.75 and 184,374.75 is: 293,389.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    115,866.75 : 184,374.75 = 184,374.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    115,866.75/184,374.75 = 184,374.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    115,866.75x = 184,374.75 × 184,374.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    115,866.75x = 33,994,048,437.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 33,994,048,437.56/115,866.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 293,389.16

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.