Home / 236,832-500,288

Finding the Third Proportional to 236,832 and 500,288

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 236,832 and 500,288 is: 1,056,817.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    236,832 : 500,288 = 500,288 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    236,832/500,288 = 500,288/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    236,832x = 500,288 × 500,288
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    236,832x = 250,288,082,944
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 250,288,082,944/236,832
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,056,817.00

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 118,416 and 250,144
Half scale
Find third proportional to 473,664 and 1,000,576
Double scale
Find third proportional to 236,834 and 500,292
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 355,248 and 750,432
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.11) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.