Home / 321,446-700,037

Finding the Third Proportional to 321,446 and 700,037

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 321,446 and 700,037 is: 1,524,522.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    321,446 : 700,037 = 700,037 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    321,446/700,037 = 700,037/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    321,446x = 700,037 × 700,037
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    321,446x = 490,051,801,369
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 490,051,801,369/321,446
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,524,522.94

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 160,723 and 350,018.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 642,892 and 1,400,074
Double scale
Find third proportional to 321,448 and 700,041
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 482,169 and 1,050,055.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.