Home / 649,539-1,020,357

Finding the Third Proportional to 649,539 and 1,020,357

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 649,539 and 1,020,357 is: 1,602,872.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    649,539 : 1,020,357 = 1,020,357 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    649,539/1,020,357 = 1,020,357/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    649,539x = 1,020,357 × 1,020,357
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    649,539x = 1,041,128,407,449
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,041,128,407,449/649,539
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,602,872.82

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 324,769.50 and 510,178.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,299,078 and 2,040,714
Double scale
Find third proportional to 649,541 and 1,020,360
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 974,308.50 and 1,530,535.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.