Home / 673,838-1,472,029

Finding the Third Proportional to 673,838 and 1,472,029

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 673,838 and 1,472,029 is: 3,215,712.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    673,838 : 1,472,029 = 1,472,029 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    673,838/1,472,029 = 1,472,029/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    673,838x = 1,472,029 × 1,472,029
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    673,838x = 2,166,869,376,841
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,166,869,376,841/673,838
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,215,712.64

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 336,919 and 736,014.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,347,676 and 2,944,058
Double scale
Find third proportional to 673,840 and 1,472,033
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,010,757 and 2,208,043.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.