Home / 153,589.50-319,443.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 153,589.50 and 319,443.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 153,589.50 and 319,443.75 is: 664,396.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    153,589.50 : 319,443.75 = 319,443.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    153,589.50/319,443.75 = 319,443.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    153,589.50x = 319,443.75 × 319,443.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    153,589.50x = 102,044,309,414.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 102,044,309,414.06/153,589.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 664,396.39

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.08) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.