Home / 348,495-755,998

Finding the Third Proportional to 348,495 and 755,998

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 348,495 and 755,998 is: 1,640,003.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    348,495 : 755,998 = 755,998 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    348,495/755,998 = 755,998/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    348,495x = 755,998 × 755,998
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    348,495x = 571,532,976,004
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 571,532,976,004/348,495
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,640,003.37

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 174,247.50 and 377,999
Half scale
Find third proportional to 696,990 and 1,511,996
Double scale
Find third proportional to 348,497 and 756,002
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 522,742.50 and 1,133,997
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.