Home / 249,502-545,659

Finding the Third Proportional to 249,502 and 545,659

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 249,502 and 545,659 is: 1,193,352.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    249,502 : 545,659 = 545,659 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    249,502/545,659 = 545,659/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    249,502x = 545,659 × 545,659
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    249,502x = 297,743,744,281
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 297,743,744,281/249,502
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,193,352.13

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 124,751 and 272,829.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 499,004 and 1,091,318
Double scale
Find third proportional to 249,504 and 545,663
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 374,253 and 818,488.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.