Home / 403,772-626,960

Finding the Third Proportional to 403,772 and 626,960

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 403,772 and 626,960 is: 973,516.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    403,772 : 626,960 = 626,960 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    403,772/626,960 = 626,960/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    403,772x = 626,960 × 626,960
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    403,772x = 393,078,841,600
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 393,078,841,600/403,772
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 973,516.84

Related Problems

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.