Home / 231,718.13-350,845.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 231,718.13 and 350,845.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 231,718.13 and 350,845.13 is: 531,215.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    231,718.13 : 350,845.13 = 350,845.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    231,718.13/350,845.13 = 350,845.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    231,718.13x = 350,845.13 × 350,845.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    231,718.13x = 123,092,301,736.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 123,092,301,736.27/231,718.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 531,215.68

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.