Home / 116,634-314,190.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 116,634 and 314,190.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 116,634 and 314,190.75 is: 846,372.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    116,634 : 314,190.75 = 314,190.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    116,634/314,190.75 = 314,190.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    116,634x = 314,190.75 × 314,190.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    116,634x = 98,715,827,385.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 98,715,827,385.56/116,634
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 846,372.65

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.69) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.