Home / 972,520-1,562,580

Finding the Third Proportional to 972,520 and 1,562,580

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 972,520 and 1,562,580 is: 2,510,648.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    972,520 : 1,562,580 = 1,562,580 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    972,520/1,562,580 = 1,562,580/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    972,520x = 1,562,580 × 1,562,580
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    972,520x = 2,441,656,256,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,441,656,256,400/972,520
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,510,648.89

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 486,260 and 781,290
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,945,040 and 3,125,160
Double scale
Find third proportional to 972,522 and 1,562,583
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,458,780 and 2,343,870
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.61) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.