Home / 476,570-740,991

Finding the Third Proportional to 476,570 and 740,991

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 476,570 and 740,991 is: 1,152,123.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    476,570 : 740,991 = 740,991 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    476,570/740,991 = 740,991/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    476,570x = 740,991 × 740,991
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    476,570x = 549,067,662,081
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 549,067,662,081/476,570
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,152,123.85

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 238,285 and 370,495.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 953,140 and 1,481,982
Double scale
Find third proportional to 476,572 and 740,994
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 714,855 and 1,111,486.50
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.