Home / 330,060.75-495,821.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 330,060.75 and 495,821.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 330,060.75 and 495,821.25 is: 744,828.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    330,060.75 : 495,821.25 = 495,821.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    330,060.75/495,821.25 = 495,821.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    330,060.75x = 495,821.25 × 495,821.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    330,060.75x = 245,838,711,951.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 245,838,711,951.56/330,060.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 744,828.68

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.