Home / 659.81-1,025.16

Finding the Third Proportional to 659.81 and 1,025.16

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 659.81 and 1,025.16 is: 1,592.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    659.81 : 1,025.16 = 1,025.16 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    659.81/1,025.16 = 1,025.16/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    659.81x = 1,025.16 × 1,025.16
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    659.81x = 1,050,945.34
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,050,945.34/659.81
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,592.79

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.