Home / 141,351-307,242

Finding the Third Proportional to 141,351 and 307,242

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 141,351 and 307,242 is: 667,824.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    141,351 : 307,242 = 307,242 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    141,351/307,242 = 307,242/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    141,351x = 307,242 × 307,242
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    141,351x = 94,397,646,564
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 94,397,646,564/141,351
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 667,824.40

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 70,675.50 and 153,621
Half scale
Find third proportional to 282,702 and 614,484
Double scale
Find third proportional to 141,353 and 307,246
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 212,026.50 and 460,863
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.