Home / 490-939.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 490 and 939.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 490 and 939.50 is: 1,801.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    490 : 939.50 = 939.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    490/939.50 = 939.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    490x = 939.50 × 939.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    490x = 882,660.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 882,660.25/490
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,801.35

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.92) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.