Home / 78,334.50-117,207

Finding the Third Proportional to 78,334.50 and 117,207

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 78,334.50 and 117,207 is: 175,369.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,334.50 : 117,207 = 117,207 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,334.50/117,207 = 117,207/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,334.50x = 117,207 × 117,207
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,334.50x = 13,737,480,849
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,737,480,849/78,334.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 175,369.48

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.