Home / 236,750-520,156

Finding the Third Proportional to 236,750 and 520,156

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 236,750 and 520,156 is: 1,142,818.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    236,750 : 520,156 = 520,156 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    236,750/520,156 = 520,156/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    236,750x = 520,156 × 520,156
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    236,750x = 270,562,264,336
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 270,562,264,336/236,750
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,142,818.43

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 118,375 and 260,078
Half scale
Find third proportional to 473,500 and 1,040,312
Double scale
Find third proportional to 236,752 and 520,160
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 355,125 and 780,234
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.