Home / 641,200-996,802

Finding the Third Proportional to 641,200 and 996,802

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 641,200 and 996,802 is: 1,549,616.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    641,200 : 996,802 = 996,802 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    641,200/996,802 = 996,802/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    641,200x = 996,802 × 996,802
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    641,200x = 993,614,227,204
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 993,614,227,204/641,200
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,549,616.70

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 320,600 and 498,401
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,282,400 and 1,993,604
Double scale
Find third proportional to 641,202 and 996,805
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 961,800 and 1,495,203
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.