Home / 130,882.50-207,582

Finding the Third Proportional to 130,882.50 and 207,582

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 130,882.50 and 207,582 is: 329,228.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    130,882.50 : 207,582 = 207,582 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    130,882.50/207,582 = 207,582/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    130,882.50x = 207,582 × 207,582
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    130,882.50x = 43,090,286,724
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 43,090,286,724/130,882.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 329,228.79

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.