Home / 723,603.75-1,063,724.63

Finding the Third Proportional to 723,603.75 and 1,063,724.63

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 723,603.75 and 1,063,724.63 is: 1,563,715.06

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    723,603.75 : 1,063,724.63 = 1,063,724.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    723,603.75/1,063,724.63 = 1,063,724.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    723,603.75x = 1,063,724.63 × 1,063,724.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    723,603.75x = 1,131,510,077,831.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,131,510,077,831.39/723,603.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,563,715.06

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.