Home / 236,337.25-353,679.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 236,337.25 and 353,679.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 236,337.25 and 353,679.75 is: 529,283.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    236,337.25 : 353,679.75 = 353,679.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    236,337.25/353,679.75 = 353,679.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    236,337.25x = 353,679.75 × 353,679.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    236,337.25x = 125,089,365,560.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 125,089,365,560.06/236,337.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 529,283.33

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.