Home / 995-1,538.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 995 and 1,538.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 995 and 1,538.25 is: 2,378.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    995 : 1,538.25 = 1,538.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    995/1,538.25 = 1,538.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    995x = 1,538.25 × 1,538.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    995x = 2,366,213.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,366,213.06/995
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,378.10

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 497.50 and 769.13
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,990 and 3,076.50
Double scale
Find third proportional to 997 and 1,541
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,492.50 and 2,307.38
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.