Home / 150.75-224.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 150.75 and 224.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 150.75 and 224.75 is: 335.08

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    150.75 : 224.75 = 224.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    150.75/224.75 = 224.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    150.75x = 224.75 × 224.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    150.75x = 50,512.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 50,512.56/150.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 335.08

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.