Home / 849,162-1,238,739

Finding the Third Proportional to 849,162 and 1,238,739

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 849,162 and 1,238,739 is: 1,807,045.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    849,162 : 1,238,739 = 1,238,739 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    849,162/1,238,739 = 1,238,739/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    849,162x = 1,238,739 × 1,238,739
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    849,162x = 1,534,474,310,121
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,534,474,310,121/849,162
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,807,045.43

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 424,581 and 619,369.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,698,324 and 2,477,478
Double scale
Find third proportional to 849,164 and 1,238,742
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,273,743 and 1,858,108.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.46) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.