Home / 166,272.75-255,970.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 166,272.75 and 255,970.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 166,272.75 and 255,970.13 is: 394,055.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    166,272.75 : 255,970.13 = 255,970.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    166,272.75/255,970.13 = 255,970.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    166,272.75x = 255,970.13 × 255,970.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    166,272.75x = 65,520,704,892.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 65,520,704,892.52/166,272.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 394,055.58

Related Problems

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.