Home / 263,452-566,918

Finding the Third Proportional to 263,452 and 566,918

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 263,452 and 566,918 is: 1,219,941.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    263,452 : 566,918 = 566,918 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    263,452/566,918 = 566,918/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    263,452x = 566,918 × 566,918
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    263,452x = 321,396,018,724
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 321,396,018,724/263,452
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,219,941.46

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 131,726 and 283,459
Half scale
Find third proportional to 526,904 and 1,133,836
Double scale
Find third proportional to 263,454 and 566,922
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 395,178 and 850,377
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.