Home / 395,003.50-595,990.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 395,003.50 and 595,990.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 395,003.50 and 595,990.75 is: 899,245.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    395,003.50 : 595,990.75 = 595,990.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    395,003.50/595,990.75 = 595,990.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    395,003.50x = 595,990.75 × 595,990.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    395,003.50x = 355,204,974,085.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 355,204,974,085.56/395,003.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 899,245.13

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.