Home / 506,496-1,070,208

Finding the Third Proportional to 506,496 and 1,070,208

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 506,496 and 1,070,208 is: 2,261,311.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    506,496 : 1,070,208 = 1,070,208 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    506,496/1,070,208 = 1,070,208/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    506,496x = 1,070,208 × 1,070,208
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    506,496x = 1,145,345,163,264
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,145,345,163,264/506,496
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,261,311.37

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 253,248 and 535,104
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,012,992 and 2,140,416
Double scale
Find third proportional to 506,498 and 1,070,212
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 759,744 and 1,605,312
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.11) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.