Home / 133,538-270,764

Finding the Third Proportional to 133,538 and 270,764

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 133,538 and 270,764 is: 549,005.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,538 : 270,764 = 270,764 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,538/270,764 = 270,764/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,538x = 270,764 × 270,764
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,538x = 73,313,143,696
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 73,313,143,696/133,538
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 549,005.85

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.03) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.