Home / 167,952.50-369,113.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 167,952.50 and 369,113.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 167,952.50 and 369,113.50 is: 811,210.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    167,952.50 : 369,113.50 = 369,113.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    167,952.50/369,113.50 = 369,113.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    167,952.50x = 369,113.50 × 369,113.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    167,952.50x = 136,244,775,882.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 136,244,775,882.25/167,952.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 811,210.17

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.