Home / 533,526.75-813,837.38

Finding the Third Proportional to 533,526.75 and 813,837.38

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 533,526.75 and 813,837.38 is: 1,241,420.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    533,526.75 : 813,837.38 = 813,837.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    533,526.75/813,837.38 = 813,837.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    533,526.75x = 813,837.38 × 813,837.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    533,526.75x = 662,331,272,946.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 662,331,272,946.89/533,526.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,241,420.93

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.53) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.