Home / 624-1,106

Finding the Third Proportional to 624 and 1,106

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 624 and 1,106 is: 1,960.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    624 : 1,106 = 1,106 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    624/1,106 = 1,106/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    624x = 1,106 × 1,106
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    624x = 1,223,236
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,223,236/624
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,960.31

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.77) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.