Home / 210,525.75-452,574.56

Finding the Third Proportional to 210,525.75 and 452,574.56

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 210,525.75 and 452,574.56 is: 972,915.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    210,525.75 : 452,574.56 = 452,574.56 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    210,525.75/452,574.56 = 452,574.56/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    210,525.75x = 452,574.56 × 452,574.56
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    210,525.75x = 204,823,734,622.07
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 204,823,734,622.07/210,525.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 972,915.35

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.