Home / 174,184.50-260,599.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 174,184.50 and 260,599.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 174,184.50 and 260,599.50 is: 389,886.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    174,184.50 : 260,599.50 = 260,599.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    174,184.50/260,599.50 = 260,599.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    174,184.50x = 260,599.50 × 260,599.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    174,184.50x = 67,912,099,400.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 67,912,099,400.25/174,184.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 389,886.01

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.