Home / 132,194.50-201,389.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 132,194.50 and 201,389.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 132,194.50 and 201,389.50 is: 306,803.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    132,194.50 : 201,389.50 = 201,389.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    132,194.50/201,389.50 = 201,389.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    132,194.50x = 201,389.50 × 201,389.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    132,194.50x = 40,557,730,710.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 40,557,730,710.25/132,194.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 306,803.47

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.