Home / 169,724.25-353,394

Finding the Third Proportional to 169,724.25 and 353,394

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 169,724.25 and 353,394 is: 735,824.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    169,724.25 : 353,394 = 353,394 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    169,724.25/353,394 = 353,394/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    169,724.25x = 353,394 × 353,394
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    169,724.25x = 124,887,319,236
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 124,887,319,236/169,724.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 735,824.84

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.