Home / 222,233.25-353,033.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 222,233.25 and 353,033.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 222,233.25 and 353,033.25 is: 560,818.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    222,233.25 : 353,033.25 = 353,033.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    222,233.25/353,033.25 = 353,033.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    222,233.25x = 353,033.25 × 353,033.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    222,233.25x = 124,632,475,605.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 124,632,475,605.56/222,233.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 560,818.31

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.