Home / 864,426-1,268,613

Finding the Third Proportional to 864,426 and 1,268,613

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 864,426 and 1,268,613 is: 1,861,789.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    864,426 : 1,268,613 = 1,268,613 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    864,426/1,268,613 = 1,268,613/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    864,426x = 1,268,613 × 1,268,613
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    864,426x = 1,609,378,943,769
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,609,378,943,769/864,426
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,861,789.15

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 432,213 and 634,306.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,728,852 and 2,537,226
Double scale
Find third proportional to 864,428 and 1,268,616
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,296,639 and 1,902,919.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.