Home / 133,734-199,953

Finding the Third Proportional to 133,734 and 199,953

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 133,734 and 199,953 is: 298,960.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    133,734 : 199,953 = 199,953 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    133,734/199,953 = 199,953/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    133,734x = 199,953 × 199,953
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    133,734x = 39,981,202,209
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 39,981,202,209/133,734
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 298,960.64

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.