Home / 167,100.56-347,970.94

Finding the Third Proportional to 167,100.56 and 347,970.94

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 167,100.56 and 347,970.94 is: 724,616.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    167,100.56 : 347,970.94 = 347,970.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    167,100.56/347,970.94 = 347,970.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    167,100.56x = 347,970.94 × 347,970.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    167,100.56x = 121,083,773,344.63
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 121,083,773,344.63/167,100.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 724,616.19

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.