Home / 654,052.50-1,402,671

Finding the Third Proportional to 654,052.50 and 1,402,671

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 654,052.50 and 1,402,671 is: 3,008,146.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    654,052.50 : 1,402,671 = 1,402,671 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    654,052.50/1,402,671 = 1,402,671/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    654,052.50x = 1,402,671 × 1,402,671
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    654,052.50x = 1,967,485,934,241
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,967,485,934,241/654,052.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,008,146.80

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.