Home / 178,272-391,531.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 178,272 and 391,531.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 178,272 and 391,531.50 is: 859,904.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    178,272 : 391,531.50 = 391,531.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    178,272/391,531.50 = 391,531.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    178,272x = 391,531.50 × 391,531.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    178,272x = 153,296,915,492.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 153,296,915,492.25/178,272
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 859,904.61

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.