Home / 156,635-341,503

Finding the Third Proportional to 156,635 and 341,503

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 156,635 and 341,503 is: 744,560.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    156,635 : 341,503 = 341,503 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    156,635/341,503 = 341,503/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    156,635x = 341,503 × 341,503
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    156,635x = 116,624,299,009
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 116,624,299,009/156,635
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 744,560.92

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 78,317.50 and 170,751.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 313,270 and 683,006
Double scale
Find third proportional to 156,637 and 341,507
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 234,952.50 and 512,254.50
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.