Home / 343,432-504,859

Finding the Third Proportional to 343,432 and 504,859

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 343,432 and 504,859 is: 742,163.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    343,432 : 504,859 = 504,859 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    343,432/504,859 = 504,859/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    343,432x = 504,859 × 504,859
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    343,432x = 254,882,609,881
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 254,882,609,881/343,432
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 742,163.25

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 171,716 and 252,429.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 686,864 and 1,009,718
Double scale
Find third proportional to 343,434 and 504,862
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 515,148 and 757,288.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.