Home / 353,121-522,814.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 353,121 and 522,814.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 353,121 and 522,814.50 is: 774,054.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    353,121 : 522,814.50 = 522,814.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    353,121/522,814.50 = 522,814.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    353,121x = 522,814.50 × 522,814.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    353,121x = 273,335,001,410.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 273,335,001,410.25/353,121
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 774,054.79

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.48) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.