Home / 263,070-579,762

Finding the Third Proportional to 263,070 and 579,762

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 263,070 and 579,762 is: 1,277,697.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    263,070 : 579,762 = 579,762 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    263,070/579,762 = 579,762/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    263,070x = 579,762 × 579,762
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    263,070x = 336,123,976,644
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 336,123,976,644/263,070
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,277,697.86

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 131,535 and 289,881
Half scale
Find third proportional to 526,140 and 1,159,524
Double scale
Find third proportional to 263,072 and 579,766
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 394,605 and 869,643
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.