Home / 148,244.50-317,400.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 148,244.50 and 317,400.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 148,244.50 and 317,400.50 is: 679,573.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    148,244.50 : 317,400.50 = 317,400.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    148,244.50/317,400.50 = 317,400.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    148,244.50x = 317,400.50 × 317,400.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    148,244.50x = 100,743,077,400.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 100,743,077,400.25/148,244.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 679,573.79

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.