Home / 236,776-520,208

Finding the Third Proportional to 236,776 and 520,208

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 236,776 and 520,208 is: 1,142,921.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    236,776 : 520,208 = 520,208 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    236,776/520,208 = 520,208/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    236,776x = 520,208 × 520,208
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    236,776x = 270,616,363,264
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 270,616,363,264/236,776
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,142,921.42

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 118,388 and 260,104
Half scale
Find third proportional to 473,552 and 1,040,416
Double scale
Find third proportional to 236,778 and 520,212
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 355,164 and 780,312
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.