Home / 1,059,199.03-1,539,591.05

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,059,199.03 and 1,539,591.05

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,059,199.03 and 1,539,591.05 is: 2,237,861.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,059,199.03 : 1,539,591.05 = 1,539,591.05 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,059,199.03/1,539,591.05 = 1,539,591.05/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,059,199.03x = 1,539,591.05 × 1,539,591.05
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,059,199.03x = 2,370,340,591,617.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,370,340,591,617.66/1,059,199.03
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,237,861.37

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.45) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.