Home / 400,520-600,859.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 400,520 and 600,859.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 400,520 and 600,859.50 is: 901,408.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    400,520 : 600,859.50 = 600,859.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    400,520/600,859.50 = 600,859.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    400,520x = 600,859.50 × 600,859.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    400,520x = 361,032,138,740.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 361,032,138,740.25/400,520
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 901,408.52

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 200,260 and 300,429.75
Half scale
Find third proportional to 801,040 and 1,201,719
Double scale
Find third proportional to 400,522 and 600,863
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 600,780 and 901,289.25
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.