Home / 174,965.06-262,585.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 174,965.06 and 262,585.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 174,965.06 and 262,585.13 is: 394,084.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    174,965.06 : 262,585.13 = 262,585.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    174,965.06/262,585.13 = 262,585.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    174,965.06x = 262,585.13 × 262,585.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    174,965.06x = 68,950,947,871.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 68,950,947,871.27/174,965.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 394,084.09

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.