Home / 295,845-646,986

Finding the Third Proportional to 295,845 and 646,986

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 295,845 and 646,986 is: 1,414,899.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    295,845 : 646,986 = 646,986 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    295,845/646,986 = 646,986/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    295,845x = 646,986 × 646,986
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    295,845x = 418,590,884,196
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 418,590,884,196/295,845
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,414,899.30

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 147,922.50 and 323,493
Half scale
Find third proportional to 591,690 and 1,293,972
Double scale
Find third proportional to 295,847 and 646,990
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 443,767.50 and 970,479
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.