Home / 153,500-332,752

Finding the Third Proportional to 153,500 and 332,752

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 153,500 and 332,752 is: 721,328.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    153,500 : 332,752 = 332,752 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    153,500/332,752 = 332,752/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    153,500x = 332,752 × 332,752
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    153,500x = 110,723,893,504
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 110,723,893,504/153,500
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 721,328.30

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 76,750 and 166,376
Half scale
Find third proportional to 307,000 and 665,504
Double scale
Find third proportional to 153,502 and 332,756
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 230,250 and 499,128
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.