Home / 748,161-1,160,836.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 748,161 and 1,160,836.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 748,161 and 1,160,836.50 is: 1,801,138.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    748,161 : 1,160,836.50 = 1,160,836.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    748,161/1,160,836.50 = 1,160,836.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    748,161x = 1,160,836.50 × 1,160,836.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    748,161x = 1,347,541,379,732.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,347,541,379,732.25/748,161
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,801,138.23

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 374,080.50 and 580,418.25
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,496,322 and 2,321,673
Double scale
Find third proportional to 748,163 and 1,160,840
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,122,241.50 and 1,741,254.75
1.5x scale

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.