Home / 998,840-2,201,264

Finding the Third Proportional to 998,840 and 2,201,264

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 998,840 and 2,201,264 is: 4,851,190.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    998,840 : 2,201,264 = 2,201,264 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    998,840/2,201,264 = 2,201,264/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    998,840x = 2,201,264 × 2,201,264
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    998,840x = 4,845,563,197,696
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,845,563,197,696/998,840
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,851,190.58

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 499,420 and 1,100,632
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,997,680 and 4,402,528
Double scale
Find third proportional to 998,842 and 2,201,268
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,498,260 and 3,301,896
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.