Home / 217,668-319,050

Finding the Third Proportional to 217,668 and 319,050

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 217,668 and 319,050 is: 467,652.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    217,668 : 319,050 = 319,050 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    217,668/319,050 = 319,050/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    217,668x = 319,050 × 319,050
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    217,668x = 101,792,902,500
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 101,792,902,500/217,668
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 467,652.12

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 108,834 and 159,525
Half scale
Find third proportional to 435,336 and 638,100
Double scale
Find third proportional to 217,670 and 319,053
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 326,502 and 478,575
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.