Home / 91,990.69-171,337.78

Finding the Third Proportional to 91,990.69 and 171,337.78

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 91,990.69 and 171,337.78 is: 319,126.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    91,990.69 : 171,337.78 = 171,337.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    91,990.69/171,337.78 = 171,337.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    91,990.69x = 171,337.78 × 171,337.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    91,990.69x = 29,356,635,283.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 29,356,635,283.67/91,990.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 319,126.16

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.86) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.