Home / 77,760.75-167,926.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 77,760.75 and 167,926.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 77,760.75 and 167,926.50 is: 362,641.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    77,760.75 : 167,926.50 = 167,926.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    77,760.75/167,926.50 = 167,926.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    77,760.75x = 167,926.50 × 167,926.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    77,760.75x = 28,199,309,402.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,199,309,402.25/77,760.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 362,641.94

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.