Home / 694,890.56-1,500,498

Finding the Third Proportional to 694,890.56 and 1,500,498

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 694,890.56 and 1,500,498 is: 3,240,070.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    694,890.56 : 1,500,498 = 1,500,498 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    694,890.56/1,500,498 = 1,500,498/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    694,890.56x = 1,500,498 × 1,500,498
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    694,890.56x = 2,251,494,248,004
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,251,494,248,004/694,890.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,240,070.26

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.