Home / 685,480.50-1,094,640.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 685,480.50 and 1,094,640.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 685,480.50 and 1,094,640.75 is: 1,748,026.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    685,480.50 : 1,094,640.75 = 1,094,640.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    685,480.50/1,094,640.75 = 1,094,640.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    685,480.50x = 1,094,640.75 × 1,094,640.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    685,480.50x = 1,198,238,371,560.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,198,238,371,560.56/685,480.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,748,026.93

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.