Home / 217,225.50-345,493.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 217,225.50 and 345,493.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 217,225.50 and 345,493.50 is: 549,501.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    217,225.50 : 345,493.50 = 345,493.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    217,225.50/345,493.50 = 345,493.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    217,225.50x = 345,493.50 × 345,493.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    217,225.50x = 119,365,758,542.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 119,365,758,542.25/217,225.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 549,501.59

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 108,612.75 and 172,746.75
Half scale
Find third proportional to 434,451 and 690,987
Double scale
Find third proportional to 217,228 and 345,497
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 325,838.25 and 518,240.25
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.