Home / 657,797.25-1,413,501

Finding the Third Proportional to 657,797.25 and 1,413,501

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 657,797.25 and 1,413,501 is: 3,037,387.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    657,797.25 : 1,413,501 = 1,413,501 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    657,797.25/1,413,501 = 1,413,501/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    657,797.25x = 1,413,501 × 1,413,501
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    657,797.25x = 1,997,985,077,001
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,997,985,077,001/657,797.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,037,387.40

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.