Home / 182,515.50-244,140.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 182,515.50 and 244,140.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 182,515.50 and 244,140.75 is: 326,573.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    182,515.50 : 244,140.75 = 244,140.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    182,515.50/244,140.75 = 244,140.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    182,515.50x = 244,140.75 × 244,140.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    182,515.50x = 59,604,705,810.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 59,604,705,810.56/182,515.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 326,573.39

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 91,257.75 and 122,070.38
Half scale
Find third proportional to 365,031 and 488,281.50
Double scale
Find third proportional to 182,518 and 244,143
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 273,773.25 and 366,211.13
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.34) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.