Home / 162,713.75-250,265.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 162,713.75 and 250,265.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 162,713.75 and 250,265.75 is: 384,927.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    162,713.75 : 250,265.75 = 250,265.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    162,713.75/250,265.75 = 250,265.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    162,713.75x = 250,265.75 × 250,265.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    162,713.75x = 62,632,945,623.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 62,632,945,623.06/162,713.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 384,927.18

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 81,356.88 and 125,132.88
Half scale
Find third proportional to 325,427.50 and 500,531.50
Double scale
Find third proportional to 162,716 and 250,269
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 244,070.63 and 375,398.63
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.