Home / 508,087.69-696,703.78

Finding the Third Proportional to 508,087.69 and 696,703.78

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 508,087.69 and 696,703.78 is: 955,339.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    508,087.69 : 696,703.78 = 696,703.78 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    508,087.69/696,703.78 = 696,703.78/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    508,087.69x = 696,703.78 × 696,703.78
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    508,087.69x = 485,396,158,808.05
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 485,396,158,808.05/508,087.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 955,339.35

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.37) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.