Home / 74,052-160,409.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 74,052 and 160,409.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 74,052 and 160,409.25 is: 347,473.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,052 : 160,409.25 = 160,409.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,052/160,409.25 = 160,409.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,052x = 160,409.25 × 160,409.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,052x = 25,731,127,485.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 25,731,127,485.56/74,052
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 347,473.77

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 37,026 and 80,204.63
Half scale
Find third proportional to 148,104 and 320,818.50
Double scale
Find third proportional to 74,054 and 160,414
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 111,078 and 240,613.88
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.