Home / 184,749-270,542

Finding the Third Proportional to 184,749 and 270,542

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 184,749 and 270,542 is: 396,175.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    184,749 : 270,542 = 270,542 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    184,749/270,542 = 270,542/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    184,749x = 270,542 × 270,542
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    184,749x = 73,192,973,764
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 73,192,973,764/184,749
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 396,175.21

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 92,374.50 and 135,271
Half scale
Find third proportional to 369,498 and 541,084
Double scale
Find third proportional to 184,751 and 270,545
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 277,123.50 and 405,813
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.46) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.