Home / 532,559.25-1,146,312

Finding the Third Proportional to 532,559.25 and 1,146,312

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 532,559.25 and 1,146,312 is: 2,467,389.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    532,559.25 : 1,146,312 = 1,146,312 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    532,559.25/1,146,312 = 1,146,312/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    532,559.25x = 1,146,312 × 1,146,312
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    532,559.25x = 1,314,031,201,344
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,314,031,201,344/532,559.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,467,389.69

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.