Home / 709,892-1,539,559

Finding the Third Proportional to 709,892 and 1,539,559

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 709,892 and 1,539,559 is: 3,338,876.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    709,892 : 1,539,559 = 1,539,559 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    709,892/1,539,559 = 1,539,559/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    709,892x = 1,539,559 × 1,539,559
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    709,892x = 2,370,241,914,481
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,370,241,914,481/709,892
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,338,876.78

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 354,946 and 769,779.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,419,784 and 3,079,118
Double scale
Find third proportional to 709,894 and 1,539,563
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,064,838 and 2,309,338.50
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.