Home / 880,600-1,360,588

Finding the Third Proportional to 880,600 and 1,360,588

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 880,600 and 1,360,588 is: 2,102,202.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    880,600 : 1,360,588 = 1,360,588 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    880,600/1,360,588 = 1,360,588/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    880,600x = 1,360,588 × 1,360,588
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    880,600x = 1,851,199,705,744
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,851,199,705,744/880,600
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,102,202.71

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 440,300 and 680,294
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,761,200 and 2,721,176
Double scale
Find third proportional to 880,602 and 1,360,591
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,320,900 and 2,040,882
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.