Home / 128,553.75-197,812.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 128,553.75 and 197,812.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 128,553.75 and 197,812.13 is: 304,383.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    128,553.75 : 197,812.13 = 197,812.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    128,553.75/197,812.13 = 197,812.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    128,553.75x = 197,812.13 × 197,812.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    128,553.75x = 39,129,636,797.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 39,129,636,797.02/128,553.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 304,383.47

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.