Home / 937,920-1,451,712

Finding the Third Proportional to 937,920 and 1,451,712

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 937,920 and 1,451,712 is: 2,246,958.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    937,920 : 1,451,712 = 1,451,712 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    937,920/1,451,712 = 1,451,712/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    937,920x = 1,451,712 × 1,451,712
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    937,920x = 2,107,467,730,944
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,107,467,730,944/937,920
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,246,958.94

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 468,960 and 725,856
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,875,840 and 2,903,424
Double scale
Find third proportional to 937,922 and 1,451,715
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,406,880 and 2,177,568
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.