Home / 583,718-838,713

Finding the Third Proportional to 583,718 and 838,713

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 583,718 and 838,713 is: 1,205,101.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    583,718 : 838,713 = 838,713 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    583,718/838,713 = 838,713/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    583,718x = 838,713 × 838,713
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    583,718x = 703,439,496,369
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 703,439,496,369/583,718
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,205,101.60

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 291,859 and 419,356.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,167,436 and 1,677,426
Double scale
Find third proportional to 583,720 and 838,716
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 875,577 and 1,258,069.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.44) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.