Home / 187,114.50-293,190

Finding the Third Proportional to 187,114.50 and 293,190

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 187,114.50 and 293,190 is: 459,399.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    187,114.50 : 293,190 = 293,190 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    187,114.50/293,190 = 293,190/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    187,114.50x = 293,190 × 293,190
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    187,114.50x = 85,960,376,100
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 85,960,376,100/187,114.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 459,399.87

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 93,557.25 and 146,595
Half scale
Find third proportional to 374,229 and 586,380
Double scale
Find third proportional to 187,117 and 293,193
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 280,671.75 and 439,785
1.5x scale

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.