Home / 115,291.50-250,779

Finding the Third Proportional to 115,291.50 and 250,779

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 115,291.50 and 250,779 is: 545,487.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    115,291.50 : 250,779 = 250,779 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    115,291.50/250,779 = 250,779/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    115,291.50x = 250,779 × 250,779
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    115,291.50x = 62,890,106,841
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 62,890,106,841/115,291.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 545,487.80

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 57,645.75 and 125,389.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 230,583 and 501,558
Double scale
Find third proportional to 115,294 and 250,783
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 172,937.25 and 376,168.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.