Home / 227,885.50-353,774.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 227,885.50 and 353,774.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 227,885.50 and 353,774.25 is: 549,206.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    227,885.50 : 353,774.25 = 353,774.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    227,885.50/353,774.25 = 353,774.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    227,885.50x = 353,774.25 × 353,774.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    227,885.50x = 125,156,219,963.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 125,156,219,963.06/227,885.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 549,206.60

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.