Home / 796,558-1,720,328

Finding the Third Proportional to 796,558 and 1,720,328

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 796,558 and 1,720,328 is: 3,715,396.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    796,558 : 1,720,328 = 1,720,328 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    796,558/1,720,328 = 1,720,328/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    796,558x = 1,720,328 × 1,720,328
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    796,558x = 2,959,528,427,584
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,959,528,427,584/796,558
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,715,396.03

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 398,279 and 860,164
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,593,116 and 3,440,656
Double scale
Find third proportional to 796,560 and 1,720,332
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,194,837 and 2,580,492
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.