Home / 141,384.50-307,312

Finding the Third Proportional to 141,384.50 and 307,312

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 141,384.50 and 307,312 is: 667,970.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    141,384.50 : 307,312 = 307,312 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    141,384.50/307,312 = 307,312/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    141,384.50x = 307,312 × 307,312
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    141,384.50x = 94,440,665,344
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 94,440,665,344/141,384.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 667,970.43

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.