Home / 75,927-166,155

Finding the Third Proportional to 75,927 and 166,155

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 75,927 and 166,155 is: 363,605.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,927 : 166,155 = 166,155 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,927/166,155 = 166,155/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,927x = 166,155 × 166,155
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,927x = 27,607,484,025
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,607,484,025/75,927
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 363,605.62

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 37,963.50 and 83,077.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 151,854 and 332,310
Double scale
Find third proportional to 75,929 and 166,159
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 113,890.50 and 249,232.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.