Home / 349,840.50-553,083.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 349,840.50 and 553,083.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 349,840.50 and 553,083.75 is: 874,403.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    349,840.50 : 553,083.75 = 553,083.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    349,840.50/553,083.75 = 553,083.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    349,840.50x = 553,083.75 × 553,083.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    349,840.50x = 305,901,634,514.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 305,901,634,514.06/349,840.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 874,403.15

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.58) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.