Home / 788,260-1,723,748

Finding the Third Proportional to 788,260 and 1,723,748

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 788,260 and 1,723,748 is: 3,769,450.65

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    788,260 : 1,723,748 = 1,723,748 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    788,260/1,723,748 = 1,723,748/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    788,260x = 1,723,748 × 1,723,748
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    788,260x = 2,971,307,167,504
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,971,307,167,504/788,260
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,769,450.65

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 394,130 and 861,874
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,576,520 and 3,447,496
Double scale
Find third proportional to 788,262 and 1,723,752
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,182,390 and 2,585,622
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.