Home / 207,613.13-454,015.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 207,613.13 and 454,015.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 207,613.13 and 454,015.13 is: 992,855.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    207,613.13 : 454,015.13 = 454,015.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    207,613.13/454,015.13 = 454,015.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    207,613.13x = 454,015.13 × 454,015.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    207,613.13x = 206,129,733,728.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 206,129,733,728.77/207,613.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 992,855.02

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.