Home / 196,160.75-415,861.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 196,160.75 and 415,861.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 196,160.75 and 415,861.50 is: 881,627.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    196,160.75 : 415,861.50 = 415,861.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    196,160.75/415,861.50 = 415,861.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    196,160.75x = 415,861.50 × 415,861.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    196,160.75x = 172,940,787,182.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 172,940,787,182.25/196,160.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 881,627.89

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.12) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.