Home / 321,980-699,313

Finding the Third Proportional to 321,980 and 699,313

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 321,980 and 699,313 is: 1,518,847.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    321,980 : 699,313 = 699,313 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    321,980/699,313 = 699,313/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    321,980x = 699,313 × 699,313
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    321,980x = 489,038,671,969
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 489,038,671,969/321,980
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,518,847.98

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 160,990 and 349,656.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 643,960 and 1,398,626
Double scale
Find third proportional to 321,982 and 699,317
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 482,970 and 1,048,969.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.