Home / 699,536.25-1,026,340.88

Finding the Third Proportional to 699,536.25 and 1,026,340.88

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 699,536.25 and 1,026,340.88 is: 1,505,819.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    699,536.25 : 1,026,340.88 = 1,026,340.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    699,536.25/1,026,340.88 = 1,026,340.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    699,536.25x = 1,026,340.88 × 1,026,340.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    699,536.25x = 1,053,375,591,695.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,053,375,591,695.77/699,536.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,505,819.88

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.