Home / 198,146.75-428,612.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 198,146.75 and 428,612.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 198,146.75 and 428,612.50 is: 927,134.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    198,146.75 : 428,612.50 = 428,612.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    198,146.75/428,612.50 = 428,612.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    198,146.75x = 428,612.50 × 428,612.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    198,146.75x = 183,708,675,156.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 183,708,675,156.25/198,146.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 927,134.44

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.