Home / 249,636-545,925

Finding the Third Proportional to 249,636 and 545,925

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 249,636 and 545,925 is: 1,193,874.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    249,636 : 545,925 = 545,925 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    249,636/545,925 = 545,925/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    249,636x = 545,925 × 545,925
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    249,636x = 298,034,105,625
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 298,034,105,625/249,636
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,193,874.70

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 124,818 and 272,962.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 499,272 and 1,091,850
Double scale
Find third proportional to 249,638 and 545,929
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 374,454 and 818,887.50
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.