Home / 546,810.75-1,201,162.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 546,810.75 and 1,201,162.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 546,810.75 and 1,201,162.50 is: 2,638,557.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    546,810.75 : 1,201,162.50 = 1,201,162.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    546,810.75/1,201,162.50 = 1,201,162.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    546,810.75x = 1,201,162.50 × 1,201,162.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    546,810.75x = 1,442,791,351,406.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,442,791,351,406.25/546,810.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,638,557.04

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.