Home / 273,290.50-600,386

Finding the Third Proportional to 273,290.50 and 600,386

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 273,290.50 and 600,386 is: 1,318,975.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    273,290.50 : 600,386 = 600,386 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    273,290.50/600,386 = 600,386/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    273,290.50x = 600,386 × 600,386
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    273,290.50x = 360,463,348,996
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 360,463,348,996/273,290.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,318,975.04

Related Problems

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.