Home / 331,800-503,844

Finding the Third Proportional to 331,800 and 503,844

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 331,800 and 503,844 is: 765,095.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    331,800 : 503,844 = 503,844 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    331,800/503,844 = 503,844/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    331,800x = 503,844 × 503,844
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    331,800x = 253,858,776,336
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 253,858,776,336/331,800
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 765,095.77

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.