Home / 235,318.50-353,517.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 235,318.50 and 353,517.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 235,318.50 and 353,517.75 is: 531,087.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    235,318.50 : 353,517.75 = 353,517.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    235,318.50/353,517.75 = 353,517.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    235,318.50x = 353,517.75 × 353,517.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    235,318.50x = 124,974,799,565.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 124,974,799,565.06/235,318.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 531,087.86

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.