Home / 852,040-1,245,104

Finding the Third Proportional to 852,040 and 1,245,104

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 852,040 and 1,245,104 is: 1,819,496.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    852,040 : 1,245,104 = 1,245,104 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    852,040/1,245,104 = 1,245,104/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    852,040x = 1,245,104 × 1,245,104
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    852,040x = 1,550,283,970,816
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,550,283,970,816/852,040
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,819,496.70

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 426,020 and 622,552
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,704,080 and 2,490,208
Double scale
Find third proportional to 852,042 and 1,245,107
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,278,060 and 1,867,656
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.