Home / 172,796.75-259,195.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 172,796.75 and 259,195.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 172,796.75 and 259,195.25 is: 388,793.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    172,796.75 : 259,195.25 = 259,195.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    172,796.75/259,195.25 = 259,195.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    172,796.75x = 259,195.25 × 259,195.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    172,796.75x = 67,182,177,622.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 67,182,177,622.56/172,796.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 388,793.06

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.