Home / 433.50-510

Finding the Third Proportional to 433.50 and 510

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 433.50 and 510 is: 600

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    433.50 : 510 = 510 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    433.50/510 = 510/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    433.50x = 510 × 510
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    433.50x = 260,100
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 260,100/433.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 600

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 216.75 and 255
Half scale
Find third proportional to 867 and 1,020
Double scale
Find third proportional to 436 and 512
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 650.25 and 765
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.