Home / 144,792-227,368

Finding the Third Proportional to 144,792 and 227,368

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 144,792 and 227,368 is: 357,037.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    144,792 : 227,368 = 227,368 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    144,792/227,368 = 227,368/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    144,792x = 227,368 × 227,368
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    144,792x = 51,696,207,424
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 51,696,207,424/144,792
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 357,037.73

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 72,396 and 113,684
Half scale
Find third proportional to 289,584 and 454,736
Double scale
Find third proportional to 144,794 and 227,371
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 217,188 and 341,052
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.