Home / 177,925.50-275,202.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 177,925.50 and 275,202.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 177,925.50 and 275,202.75 is: 425,664.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    177,925.50 : 275,202.75 = 275,202.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    177,925.50/275,202.75 = 275,202.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    177,925.50x = 275,202.75 × 275,202.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    177,925.50x = 75,736,553,607.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 75,736,553,607.56/177,925.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 425,664.41

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.