Home / 420-741.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 420 and 741.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 420 and 741.75 is: 1,309.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    420 : 741.75 = 741.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    420/741.75 = 741.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    420x = 741.75 × 741.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    420x = 550,193.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 550,193.06/420
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,309.98

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.77) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.