Home / 702,225.75-1,060,717.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 702,225.75 and 1,060,717.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 702,225.75 and 1,060,717.50 is: 1,602,222.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    702,225.75 : 1,060,717.50 = 1,060,717.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    702,225.75/1,060,717.50 = 1,060,717.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    702,225.75x = 1,060,717.50 × 1,060,717.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    702,225.75x = 1,125,121,614,806.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,125,121,614,806.25/702,225.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,602,222.10

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.