Home / 179,144-267,780

Finding the Third Proportional to 179,144 and 267,780

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 179,144 and 267,780 is: 400,270.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    179,144 : 267,780 = 267,780 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    179,144/267,780 = 267,780/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    179,144x = 267,780 × 267,780
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    179,144x = 71,706,128,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 71,706,128,400/179,144
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 400,270.89

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 89,572 and 133,890
Half scale
Find third proportional to 358,288 and 535,560
Double scale
Find third proportional to 179,146 and 267,783
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 268,716 and 401,670
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.