Home / 173,880-275,616

Finding the Third Proportional to 173,880 and 275,616

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 173,880 and 275,616 is: 436,877.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    173,880 : 275,616 = 275,616 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    173,880/275,616 = 275,616/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    173,880x = 275,616 × 275,616
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    173,880x = 75,964,179,456
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 75,964,179,456/173,880
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 436,877.04

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 86,940 and 137,808
Half scale
Find third proportional to 347,760 and 551,232
Double scale
Find third proportional to 173,882 and 275,619
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 260,820 and 413,424
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.