Home / 219,060-471,897

Finding the Third Proportional to 219,060 and 471,897

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 219,060 and 471,897 is: 1,016,556.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    219,060 : 471,897 = 471,897 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    219,060/471,897 = 471,897/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    219,060x = 471,897 × 471,897
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    219,060x = 222,686,778,609
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 222,686,778,609/219,060
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,016,556.10

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 109,530 and 235,948.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 438,120 and 943,794
Double scale
Find third proportional to 219,062 and 471,901
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 328,590 and 707,845.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.