Home / 393,130-589,078

Finding the Third Proportional to 393,130 and 589,078

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 393,130 and 589,078 is: 882,692.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    393,130 : 589,078 = 589,078 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    393,130/589,078 = 589,078/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    393,130x = 589,078 × 589,078
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    393,130x = 347,012,890,084
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 347,012,890,084/393,130
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 882,692.47

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 196,565 and 294,539
Half scale
Find third proportional to 786,260 and 1,178,156
Double scale
Find third proportional to 393,132 and 589,081
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 589,695 and 883,617
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.