Home / 335,857-503,578

Finding the Third Proportional to 335,857 and 503,578

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 335,857 and 503,578 is: 755,055.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    335,857 : 503,578 = 503,578 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    335,857/503,578 = 503,578/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    335,857x = 503,578 × 503,578
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    335,857x = 253,590,802,084
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 253,590,802,084/335,857
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 755,055.88

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 167,928.50 and 251,789
Half scale
Find third proportional to 671,714 and 1,007,156
Double scale
Find third proportional to 335,859 and 503,581
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 503,785.50 and 755,367
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.