Home / 274,560-593,534

Finding the Third Proportional to 274,560 and 593,534

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 274,560 and 593,534 is: 1,283,080.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    274,560 : 593,534 = 593,534 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    274,560/593,534 = 593,534/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    274,560x = 593,534 × 593,534
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    274,560x = 352,282,609,156
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 352,282,609,156/274,560
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,283,080.60

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 137,280 and 296,767
Half scale
Find third proportional to 549,120 and 1,187,068
Double scale
Find third proportional to 274,562 and 593,538
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 411,840 and 890,301
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.