Home / 104,072-225,639

Finding the Third Proportional to 104,072 and 225,639

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 104,072 and 225,639 is: 489,208.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    104,072 : 225,639 = 225,639 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    104,072/225,639 = 225,639/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    104,072x = 225,639 × 225,639
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    104,072x = 50,912,958,321
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 50,912,958,321/104,072
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 489,208.99

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 52,036 and 112,819.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 208,144 and 451,278
Double scale
Find third proportional to 104,074 and 225,643
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 156,108 and 338,458.50
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.