Home / 471-547.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 471 and 547.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 471 and 547.50 is: 636.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    471 : 547.50 = 547.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    471/547.50 = 547.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    471x = 547.50 × 547.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    471x = 299,756.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 299,756.25/471
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 636.43

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.