Home / 167,692-249,259

Finding the Third Proportional to 167,692 and 249,259

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 167,692 and 249,259 is: 370,500.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    167,692 : 249,259 = 249,259 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    167,692/249,259 = 249,259/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    167,692x = 249,259 × 249,259
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    167,692x = 62,130,049,081
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 62,130,049,081/167,692
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 370,500.97

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.