Home / 232,030.50-369,210

Finding the Third Proportional to 232,030.50 and 369,210

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 232,030.50 and 369,210 is: 587,491.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    232,030.50 : 369,210 = 369,210 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    232,030.50/369,210 = 369,210/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    232,030.50x = 369,210 × 369,210
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    232,030.50x = 136,316,024,100
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 136,316,024,100/232,030.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 587,491.83

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 116,015.25 and 184,605
Half scale
Find third proportional to 464,061 and 738,420
Double scale
Find third proportional to 232,033 and 369,213
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 348,045.75 and 553,815
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.