Home / 227,868-490,796

Finding the Third Proportional to 227,868 and 490,796

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 227,868 and 490,796 is: 1,057,106.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    227,868 : 490,796 = 490,796 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    227,868/490,796 = 490,796/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    227,868x = 490,796 × 490,796
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    227,868x = 240,880,713,616
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 240,880,713,616/227,868
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,057,106.37

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 113,934 and 245,398
Half scale
Find third proportional to 455,736 and 981,592
Double scale
Find third proportional to 227,870 and 490,800
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 341,802 and 736,194
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.