Home / 655,249.50-1,388,593.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 655,249.50 and 1,388,593.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 655,249.50 and 1,388,593.13 is: 2,942,681.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    655,249.50 : 1,388,593.13 = 1,388,593.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    655,249.50/1,388,593.13 = 1,388,593.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    655,249.50x = 1,388,593.13 × 1,388,593.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    655,249.50x = 1,928,190,866,797.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,928,190,866,797.27/655,249.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,942,681.94

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.12) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.