Home / 631,470-972,113

Finding the Third Proportional to 631,470 and 972,113

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 631,470 and 972,113 is: 1,496,513.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    631,470 : 972,113 = 972,113 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    631,470/972,113 = 972,113/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    631,470x = 972,113 × 972,113
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    631,470x = 945,003,684,769
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 945,003,684,769/631,470
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,496,513.98

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 315,735 and 486,056.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,262,940 and 1,944,226
Double scale
Find third proportional to 631,472 and 972,116
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 947,205 and 1,458,169.50
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.