Home / 229,381-539,687

Finding the Third Proportional to 229,381 and 539,687

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 229,381 and 539,687 is: 1,269,774.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    229,381 : 539,687 = 539,687 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    229,381/539,687 = 539,687/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    229,381x = 539,687 × 539,687
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    229,381x = 291,262,057,969
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 291,262,057,969/229,381
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,269,774.12

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 114,690.50 and 269,843.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 458,762 and 1,079,374
Double scale
Find third proportional to 229,383 and 539,692
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 344,071.50 and 809,530.50
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.