Home / 500,898-1,113,918

Finding the Third Proportional to 500,898 and 1,113,918

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 500,898 and 1,113,918 is: 2,477,177.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    500,898 : 1,113,918 = 1,113,918 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    500,898/1,113,918 = 1,113,918/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    500,898x = 1,113,918 × 1,113,918
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    500,898x = 1,240,813,310,724
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,240,813,310,724/500,898
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,477,177.61

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 250,449 and 556,959
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,001,796 and 2,227,836
Double scale
Find third proportional to 500,900 and 1,113,922
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 751,347 and 1,670,877
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.22) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.