Home / 505,546-768,721

Finding the Third Proportional to 505,546 and 768,721

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 505,546 and 768,721 is: 1,168,898.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    505,546 : 768,721 = 768,721 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    505,546/768,721 = 768,721/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    505,546x = 768,721 × 768,721
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    505,546x = 590,931,975,841
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 590,931,975,841/505,546
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,168,898.53

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 252,773 and 384,360.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,011,092 and 1,537,442
Double scale
Find third proportional to 505,548 and 768,724
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 758,319 and 1,153,081.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.