Home / 580,551-896,712

Finding the Third Proportional to 580,551 and 896,712

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 580,551 and 896,712 is: 1,385,050.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    580,551 : 896,712 = 896,712 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    580,551/896,712 = 896,712/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    580,551x = 896,712 × 896,712
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    580,551x = 804,092,410,944
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 804,092,410,944/580,551
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,385,050.43

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 290,275.50 and 448,356
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,161,102 and 1,793,424
Double scale
Find third proportional to 580,553 and 896,715
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 870,826.50 and 1,345,068
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.