Home / 172,551.75-264,875.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 172,551.75 and 264,875.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 172,551.75 and 264,875.25 is: 406,596.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    172,551.75 : 264,875.25 = 264,875.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    172,551.75/264,875.25 = 264,875.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    172,551.75x = 264,875.25 × 264,875.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    172,551.75x = 70,158,898,062.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 70,158,898,062.56/172,551.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 406,596.27

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.