Home / 407,948-573,464

Finding the Third Proportional to 407,948 and 573,464

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 407,948 and 573,464 is: 806,134.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    407,948 : 573,464 = 573,464 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    407,948/573,464 = 573,464/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    407,948x = 573,464 × 573,464
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    407,948x = 328,860,959,296
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 328,860,959,296/407,948
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 806,134.51

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 203,974 and 286,732
Half scale
Find third proportional to 815,896 and 1,146,928
Double scale
Find third proportional to 407,950 and 573,467
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 611,922 and 860,196
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.41) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.