Home / 639,960.75-1,374,893

Finding the Third Proportional to 639,960.75 and 1,374,893

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 639,960.75 and 1,374,893 is: 2,953,822.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    639,960.75 : 1,374,893 = 1,374,893 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    639,960.75/1,374,893 = 1,374,893/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    639,960.75x = 1,374,893 × 1,374,893
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    639,960.75x = 1,890,330,761,449
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,890,330,761,449/639,960.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,953,822.97

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.