Home / 229,308-539,547

Finding the Third Proportional to 229,308 and 539,547

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 229,308 and 539,547 is: 1,269,519.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    229,308 : 539,547 = 539,547 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    229,308/539,547 = 539,547/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    229,308x = 539,547 × 539,547
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    229,308x = 291,110,965,209
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 291,110,965,209/229,308
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,269,519.45

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 114,654 and 269,773.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 458,616 and 1,079,094
Double scale
Find third proportional to 229,310 and 539,552
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 343,962 and 809,320.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.35) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.