Home / 398,794.50-612,976.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 398,794.50 and 612,976.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 398,794.50 and 612,976.50 is: 942,190.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    398,794.50 : 612,976.50 = 612,976.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    398,794.50/612,976.50 = 612,976.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    398,794.50x = 612,976.50 × 612,976.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    398,794.50x = 375,740,189,552.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 375,740,189,552.25/398,794.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 942,190.00

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.