Home / 163,448-256,836

Finding the Third Proportional to 163,448 and 256,836

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 163,448 and 256,836 is: 403,582.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    163,448 : 256,836 = 256,836 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    163,448/256,836 = 256,836/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    163,448x = 256,836 × 256,836
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    163,448x = 65,964,730,896
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 65,964,730,896/163,448
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 403,582.37

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 81,724 and 128,418
Half scale
Find third proportional to 326,896 and 513,672
Double scale
Find third proportional to 163,450 and 256,839
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 245,172 and 385,254
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.