Home / 167,538-252,852

Finding the Third Proportional to 167,538 and 252,852

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 167,538 and 252,852 is: 381,609.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    167,538 : 252,852 = 252,852 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    167,538/252,852 = 252,852/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    167,538x = 252,852 × 252,852
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    167,538x = 63,934,133,904
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 63,934,133,904/167,538
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 381,609.75

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 83,769 and 126,426
Half scale
Find third proportional to 335,076 and 505,704
Double scale
Find third proportional to 167,540 and 252,855
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 251,307 and 379,278
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.