Home / 673,158-1,458,471

Finding the Third Proportional to 673,158 and 1,458,471

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 673,158 and 1,458,471 is: 3,159,938.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    673,158 : 1,458,471 = 1,458,471 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    673,158/1,458,471 = 1,458,471/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    673,158x = 1,458,471 × 1,458,471
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    673,158x = 2,127,137,657,841
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,127,137,657,841/673,158
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,159,938.17

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 336,579 and 729,235.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,346,316 and 2,916,942
Double scale
Find third proportional to 673,160 and 1,458,475
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,009,737 and 2,187,706.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.