Home / 509.25-743.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 509.25 and 743.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 509.25 and 743.25 is: 1,084.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    509.25 : 743.25 = 743.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    509.25/743.25 = 743.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    509.25x = 743.25 × 743.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    509.25x = 552,420.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 552,420.56/509.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,084.77

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.46) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.