Home / 198,838.50-301,153.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 198,838.50 and 301,153.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 198,838.50 and 301,153.50 is: 456,116.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    198,838.50 : 301,153.50 = 301,153.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    198,838.50/301,153.50 = 301,153.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    198,838.50x = 301,153.50 × 301,153.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    198,838.50x = 90,693,430,562.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 90,693,430,562.25/198,838.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 456,116.05

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.