Home / 229,410-500,292

Finding the Third Proportional to 229,410 and 500,292

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 229,410 and 500,292 is: 1,091,025.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    229,410 : 500,292 = 500,292 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    229,410/500,292 = 500,292/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    229,410x = 500,292 × 500,292
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    229,410x = 250,292,085,264
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 250,292,085,264/229,410
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,091,025.17

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 114,705 and 250,146
Half scale
Find third proportional to 458,820 and 1,000,584
Double scale
Find third proportional to 229,412 and 500,296
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 344,115 and 750,438
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.