Home / 749,746-1,199,127

Finding the Third Proportional to 749,746 and 1,199,127

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 749,746 and 1,199,127 is: 1,917,856.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    749,746 : 1,199,127 = 1,199,127 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    749,746/1,199,127 = 1,199,127/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    749,746x = 1,199,127 × 1,199,127
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    749,746x = 1,437,905,562,129
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,437,905,562,129/749,746
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,917,856.93

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 374,873 and 599,563.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,499,492 and 2,398,254
Double scale
Find third proportional to 749,748 and 1,199,130
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,124,619 and 1,798,690.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.60) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.