Home / 432,138-654,169.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 432,138 and 654,169.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 432,138 and 654,169.50 is: 990,280.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    432,138 : 654,169.50 = 654,169.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    432,138/654,169.50 = 654,169.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    432,138x = 654,169.50 × 654,169.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    432,138x = 427,937,734,730.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 427,937,734,730.25/432,138
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 990,280.27

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.