Home / 713,924-1,558,069.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 713,924 and 1,558,069.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 713,924 and 1,558,069.50 is: 3,400,334.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    713,924 : 1,558,069.50 = 1,558,069.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    713,924/1,558,069.50 = 1,558,069.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    713,924x = 1,558,069.50 × 1,558,069.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    713,924x = 2,427,580,566,830.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,427,580,566,830.25/713,924
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,400,334.72

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 356,962 and 779,034.75
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,427,848 and 3,116,139
Double scale
Find third proportional to 713,926 and 1,558,074
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,070,886 and 2,337,104.25
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.