Home / 569,836-885,836

Finding the Third Proportional to 569,836 and 885,836

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 569,836 and 885,836 is: 1,377,072.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    569,836 : 885,836 = 885,836 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    569,836/885,836 = 885,836/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    569,836x = 885,836 × 885,836
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    569,836x = 784,705,418,896
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 784,705,418,896/569,836
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,377,072.38

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 284,918 and 442,918
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,139,672 and 1,771,672
Double scale
Find third proportional to 569,838 and 885,839
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 854,754 and 1,328,754
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.