Home / 124,620.75-274,152

Finding the Third Proportional to 124,620.75 and 274,152

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 124,620.75 and 274,152 is: 603,104.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    124,620.75 : 274,152 = 274,152 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    124,620.75/274,152 = 274,152/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    124,620.75x = 274,152 × 274,152
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    124,620.75x = 75,159,319,104
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 75,159,319,104/124,620.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 603,104.37

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.