Home / 161,798.50-253,261.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 161,798.50 and 253,261.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 161,798.50 and 253,261.50 is: 396,427.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    161,798.50 : 253,261.50 = 253,261.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    161,798.50/253,261.50 = 253,261.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    161,798.50x = 253,261.50 × 253,261.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    161,798.50x = 64,141,387,382.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 64,141,387,382.25/161,798.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 396,427.58

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.