Home / 505,836-762,093

Finding the Third Proportional to 505,836 and 762,093

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 505,836 and 762,093 is: 1,148,170.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    505,836 : 762,093 = 762,093 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    505,836/762,093 = 762,093/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    505,836x = 762,093 × 762,093
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    505,836x = 580,785,740,649
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 580,785,740,649/505,836
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,148,170.04

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 252,918 and 381,046.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,011,672 and 1,524,186
Double scale
Find third proportional to 505,838 and 762,096
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 758,754 and 1,143,139.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.