Home / 516,052-797,408

Finding the Third Proportional to 516,052 and 797,408

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 516,052 and 797,408 is: 1,232,161.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    516,052 : 797,408 = 797,408 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    516,052/797,408 = 797,408/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    516,052x = 797,408 × 797,408
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    516,052x = 635,859,518,464
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 635,859,518,464/516,052
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,232,161.72

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 258,026 and 398,704
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,032,104 and 1,594,816
Double scale
Find third proportional to 516,054 and 797,411
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 774,078 and 1,196,112
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.