Home / 699,528-1,506,079.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 699,528 and 1,506,079.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 699,528 and 1,506,079.50 is: 3,242,579.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    699,528 : 1,506,079.50 = 1,506,079.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    699,528/1,506,079.50 = 1,506,079.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    699,528x = 1,506,079.50 × 1,506,079.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    699,528x = 2,268,275,460,320.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,268,275,460,320.25/699,528
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,242,579.94

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.