Home / 156,102-241,572

Finding the Third Proportional to 156,102 and 241,572

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 156,102 and 241,572 is: 373,839.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    156,102 : 241,572 = 241,572 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    156,102/241,572 = 241,572/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    156,102x = 241,572 × 241,572
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    156,102x = 58,357,031,184
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 58,357,031,184/156,102
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 373,839.10

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 78,051 and 120,786
Half scale
Find third proportional to 312,204 and 483,144
Double scale
Find third proportional to 156,104 and 241,575
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 234,153 and 362,358
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.