Home / 335,888-520,059

Finding the Third Proportional to 335,888 and 520,059

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 335,888 and 520,059 is: 805,212.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    335,888 : 520,059 = 520,059 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    335,888/520,059 = 520,059/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    335,888x = 520,059 × 520,059
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    335,888x = 270,461,363,481
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 270,461,363,481/335,888
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 805,212.94

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 167,944 and 260,029.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 671,776 and 1,040,118
Double scale
Find third proportional to 335,890 and 520,062
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 503,832 and 780,088.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.