Home / 534,894.75-728,529.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 534,894.75 and 728,529.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 534,894.75 and 728,529.75 is: 992,261.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    534,894.75 : 728,529.75 = 728,529.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    534,894.75/728,529.75 = 728,529.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    534,894.75x = 728,529.75 × 728,529.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    534,894.75x = 530,755,596,635.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 530,755,596,635.06/534,894.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 992,261.74

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.36) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.