Home / 757,710-1,199,585.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 757,710 and 1,199,585.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 757,710 and 1,199,585.25 is: 1,899,149.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    757,710 : 1,199,585.25 = 1,199,585.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    757,710/1,199,585.25 = 1,199,585.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    757,710x = 1,199,585.25 × 1,199,585.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    757,710x = 1,439,004,772,017.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,439,004,772,017.56/757,710
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,899,149.77

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.58) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.