Home / 545,437.50-1,166,691

Finding the Third Proportional to 545,437.50 and 1,166,691

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 545,437.50 and 1,166,691 is: 2,495,552.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    545,437.50 : 1,166,691 = 1,166,691 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    545,437.50/1,166,691 = 1,166,691/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    545,437.50x = 1,166,691 × 1,166,691
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    545,437.50x = 1,361,167,889,481
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,361,167,889,481/545,437.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,495,552.45

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.