Home / 249,600-516,864

Finding the Third Proportional to 249,600 and 516,864

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 249,600 and 516,864 is: 1,070,306.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    249,600 : 516,864 = 516,864 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    249,600/516,864 = 516,864/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    249,600x = 516,864 × 516,864
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    249,600x = 267,148,394,496
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 267,148,394,496/249,600
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,070,306.07

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 124,800 and 258,432
Half scale
Find third proportional to 499,200 and 1,033,728
Double scale
Find third proportional to 249,602 and 516,868
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 374,400 and 775,296
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.07) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.