Home / 446,234-980,636

Finding the Third Proportional to 446,234 and 980,636

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 446,234 and 980,636 is: 2,155,028.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    446,234 : 980,636 = 980,636 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    446,234/980,636 = 980,636/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    446,234x = 980,636 × 980,636
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    446,234x = 961,646,964,496
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 961,646,964,496/446,234
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,155,028.45

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 223,117 and 490,318
Half scale
Find third proportional to 892,468 and 1,961,272
Double scale
Find third proportional to 446,236 and 980,640
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 669,351 and 1,470,954
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.