Home / 138,867.75-207,392.06

Finding the Third Proportional to 138,867.75 and 207,392.06

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 138,867.75 and 207,392.06 is: 309,729.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    138,867.75 : 207,392.06 = 207,392.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    138,867.75/207,392.06 = 207,392.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    138,867.75x = 207,392.06 × 207,392.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    138,867.75x = 43,011,467,588.00
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 43,011,467,588.00/138,867.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 309,729.71

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.