Home / 163,468.13-219,241.69

Finding the Third Proportional to 163,468.13 and 219,241.69

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 163,468.13 and 219,241.69 is: 294,044.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    163,468.13 : 219,241.69 = 219,241.69 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    163,468.13/219,241.69 = 219,241.69/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    163,468.13x = 219,241.69 × 219,241.69
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    163,468.13x = 48,066,917,537.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 48,066,917,537.85/163,468.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 294,044.59

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.34) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.