Home / 477,633-649,014

Finding the Third Proportional to 477,633 and 649,014

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 477,633 and 649,014 is: 881,888.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    477,633 : 649,014 = 649,014 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    477,633/649,014 = 649,014/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    477,633x = 649,014 × 649,014
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    477,633x = 421,219,172,196
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 421,219,172,196/477,633
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 881,888.76

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 238,816.50 and 324,507
Half scale
Find third proportional to 955,266 and 1,298,028
Double scale
Find third proportional to 477,635 and 649,017
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 716,449.50 and 973,521
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.36) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.