Home / 236,398.50-353,762.44

Finding the Third Proportional to 236,398.50 and 353,762.44

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 236,398.50 and 353,762.44 is: 529,393.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    236,398.50 : 353,762.44 = 353,762.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    236,398.50/353,762.44 = 353,762.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    236,398.50x = 353,762.44 × 353,762.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    236,398.50x = 125,147,862,185.94
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 125,147,862,185.94/236,398.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 529,393.64

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.