Home / 230,748-500,862

Finding the Third Proportional to 230,748 and 500,862

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 230,748 and 500,862 is: 1,087,171.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    230,748 : 500,862 = 500,862 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    230,748/500,862 = 500,862/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    230,748x = 500,862 × 500,862
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    230,748x = 250,862,743,044
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 250,862,743,044/230,748
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,087,171.91

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 115,374 and 250,431
Half scale
Find third proportional to 461,496 and 1,001,724
Double scale
Find third proportional to 230,750 and 500,866
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 346,122 and 751,293
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.