Home / 193,131-300,388.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 193,131 and 300,388.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 193,131 and 300,388.50 is: 467,212.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    193,131 : 300,388.50 = 300,388.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    193,131/300,388.50 = 300,388.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    193,131x = 300,388.50 × 300,388.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    193,131x = 90,233,250,932.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 90,233,250,932.25/193,131
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 467,212.67

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.56) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.