Home / 551,504-884,844

Finding the Third Proportional to 551,504 and 884,844

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 551,504 and 884,844 is: 1,419,661.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    551,504 : 884,844 = 884,844 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    551,504/884,844 = 884,844/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    551,504x = 884,844 × 884,844
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    551,504x = 782,948,904,336
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 782,948,904,336/551,504
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,419,661.33

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 275,752 and 442,422
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,103,008 and 1,769,688
Double scale
Find third proportional to 551,506 and 884,847
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 827,256 and 1,327,266
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.60) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.