Home / 223,418.25-478,818

Finding the Third Proportional to 223,418.25 and 478,818

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 223,418.25 and 478,818 is: 1,026,177.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    223,418.25 : 478,818 = 478,818 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    223,418.25/478,818 = 478,818/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    223,418.25x = 478,818 × 478,818
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    223,418.25x = 229,266,677,124
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 229,266,677,124/223,418.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,026,177.03

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 111,709.13 and 239,409
Half scale
Find third proportional to 446,836.50 and 957,636
Double scale
Find third proportional to 223,420 and 478,822
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 335,127.38 and 718,227
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.