Home / 514,008.25-1,113,822.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 514,008.25 and 1,113,822.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 514,008.25 and 1,113,822.50 is: 2,413,581.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    514,008.25 : 1,113,822.50 = 1,113,822.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    514,008.25/1,113,822.50 = 1,113,822.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    514,008.25x = 1,113,822.50 × 1,113,822.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    514,008.25x = 1,240,600,561,506.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,240,600,561,506.25/514,008.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,413,581.03

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.