Home / 429,600-631,246.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 429,600 and 631,246.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 429,600 and 631,246.50 is: 927,542.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    429,600 : 631,246.50 = 631,246.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    429,600/631,246.50 = 631,246.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    429,600x = 631,246.50 × 631,246.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    429,600x = 398,472,143,762.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 398,472,143,762.25/429,600
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 927,542.23

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 214,800 and 315,623.25
Half scale
Find third proportional to 859,200 and 1,262,493
Double scale
Find third proportional to 429,602 and 631,249
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 644,400 and 946,869.75
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.