Home / 203,929.50-413,553.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 203,929.50 and 413,553.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 203,929.50 and 413,553.75 is: 838,656.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    203,929.50 : 413,553.75 = 413,553.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    203,929.50/413,553.75 = 413,553.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    203,929.50x = 413,553.75 × 413,553.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    203,929.50x = 171,026,704,139.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 171,026,704,139.06/203,929.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 838,656.03

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.03) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.