Home / 648,510-1,036,011.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 648,510 and 1,036,011.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 648,510 and 1,036,011.50 is: 1,655,055.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    648,510 : 1,036,011.50 = 1,036,011.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    648,510/1,036,011.50 = 1,036,011.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    648,510x = 1,036,011.50 × 1,036,011.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    648,510x = 1,073,319,828,132.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,073,319,828,132.25/648,510
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,655,055.17

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.60) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.