Home / 193,981.50-291,201.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 193,981.50 and 291,201.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 193,981.50 and 291,201.75 is: 437,147.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    193,981.50 : 291,201.75 = 291,201.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    193,981.50/291,201.75 = 291,201.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    193,981.50x = 291,201.75 × 291,201.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    193,981.50x = 84,798,459,203.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 84,798,459,203.06/193,981.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 437,147.15

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.