Home / 234,715.50-353,166.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 234,715.50 and 353,166.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 234,715.50 and 353,166.75 is: 531,395.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    234,715.50 : 353,166.75 = 353,166.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    234,715.50/353,166.75 = 353,166.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    234,715.50x = 353,166.75 × 353,166.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    234,715.50x = 124,726,753,305.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 124,726,753,305.56/234,715.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 531,395.47

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.