Home / 721,204.50-1,121,159.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 721,204.50 and 1,121,159.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 721,204.50 and 1,121,159.25 is: 1,742,914.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    721,204.50 : 1,121,159.25 = 1,121,159.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    721,204.50/1,121,159.25 = 1,121,159.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    721,204.50x = 1,121,159.25 × 1,121,159.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    721,204.50x = 1,256,998,063,860.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,256,998,063,860.56/721,204.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,742,914.89

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.