Home / 183,816-288,845.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 183,816 and 288,845.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 183,816 and 288,845.50 is: 453,887.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    183,816 : 288,845.50 = 288,845.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    183,816/288,845.50 = 288,845.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    183,816x = 288,845.50 × 288,845.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    183,816x = 83,431,722,870.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 83,431,722,870.25/183,816
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 453,887.16

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.