Home / 268,182-587,574

Finding the Third Proportional to 268,182 and 587,574

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 268,182 and 587,574 is: 1,287,346.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    268,182 : 587,574 = 587,574 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    268,182/587,574 = 587,574/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    268,182x = 587,574 × 587,574
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    268,182x = 345,243,205,476
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 345,243,205,476/268,182
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,287,346.67

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 134,091 and 293,787
Half scale
Find third proportional to 536,364 and 1,175,148
Double scale
Find third proportional to 268,184 and 587,578
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 402,273 and 881,361
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.