Home / 149,723.25-324,627.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 149,723.25 and 324,627.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 149,723.25 and 324,627.75 is: 703,853.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    149,723.25 : 324,627.75 = 324,627.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    149,723.25/324,627.75 = 324,627.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    149,723.25x = 324,627.75 × 324,627.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    149,723.25x = 105,383,176,070.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 105,383,176,070.06/149,723.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 703,853.12

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.