Home / 167,724-227,916

Finding the Third Proportional to 167,724 and 227,916

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 167,724 and 227,916 is: 309,709.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    167,724 : 227,916 = 227,916 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    167,724/227,916 = 227,916/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    167,724x = 227,916 × 227,916
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    167,724x = 51,945,703,056
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 51,945,703,056/167,724
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 309,709.42

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 83,862 and 113,958
Half scale
Find third proportional to 335,448 and 455,832
Double scale
Find third proportional to 167,726 and 227,919
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 251,586 and 341,874
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.36) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.