Home / 537,900-1,170,420

Finding the Third Proportional to 537,900 and 1,170,420

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 537,900 and 1,170,420 is: 2,546,724.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    537,900 : 1,170,420 = 1,170,420 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    537,900/1,170,420 = 1,170,420/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    537,900x = 1,170,420 × 1,170,420
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    537,900x = 1,369,882,976,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,369,882,976,400/537,900
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,546,724.25

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 268,950 and 585,210
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,075,800 and 2,340,840
Double scale
Find third proportional to 537,902 and 1,170,424
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 806,850 and 1,755,630
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.