Home / 133,004.25-200,885.63

Finding the Third Proportional to 133,004.25 and 200,885.63

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 133,004.25 and 200,885.63 is: 303,411.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,004.25 : 200,885.63 = 200,885.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,004.25/200,885.63 = 200,885.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,004.25x = 200,885.63 × 200,885.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,004.25x = 40,355,034,331.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 40,355,034,331.64/133,004.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 303,411.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.