Home / 192,532.50-288,798.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 192,532.50 and 288,798.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 192,532.50 and 288,798.75 is: 433,198.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    192,532.50 : 288,798.75 = 288,798.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    192,532.50/288,798.75 = 288,798.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    192,532.50x = 288,798.75 × 288,798.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    192,532.50x = 83,404,718,001.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 83,404,718,001.56/192,532.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 433,198.13

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.