Home / 186,684-288,276

Finding the Third Proportional to 186,684 and 288,276

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 186,684 and 288,276 is: 445,153.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    186,684 : 288,276 = 288,276 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    186,684/288,276 = 288,276/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    186,684x = 288,276 × 288,276
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    186,684x = 83,103,052,176
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 83,103,052,176/186,684
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 445,153.59

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 93,342 and 144,138
Half scale
Find third proportional to 373,368 and 576,552
Double scale
Find third proportional to 186,686 and 288,279
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 280,026 and 432,414
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.