Home / 476,532-740,937

Finding the Third Proportional to 476,532 and 740,937

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 476,532 and 740,937 is: 1,152,047.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    476,532 : 740,937 = 740,937 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    476,532/740,937 = 740,937/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    476,532x = 740,937 × 740,937
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    476,532x = 548,987,637,969
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 548,987,637,969/476,532
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,152,047.79

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 238,266 and 370,468.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 953,064 and 1,481,874
Double scale
Find third proportional to 476,534 and 740,940
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 714,798 and 1,111,405.50
1.5x scale

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.