Home / 430-609.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 430 and 609.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 430 and 609.50 is: 863.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    430 : 609.50 = 609.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    430/609.50 = 609.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    430x = 609.50 × 609.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    430x = 371,490.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 371,490.25/430
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 863.93

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.42) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.