Home / 694,851.75-1,038,186

Finding the Third Proportional to 694,851.75 and 1,038,186

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 694,851.75 and 1,038,186 is: 1,551,165.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    694,851.75 : 1,038,186 = 1,038,186 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    694,851.75/1,038,186 = 1,038,186/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    694,851.75x = 1,038,186 × 1,038,186
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    694,851.75x = 1,077,830,170,596
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,077,830,170,596/694,851.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,551,165.66

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.