Home / 759,594.38-1,175,782.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 759,594.38 and 1,175,782.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 759,594.38 and 1,175,782.50 is: 1,820,003.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    759,594.38 : 1,175,782.50 = 1,175,782.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    759,594.38/1,175,782.50 = 1,175,782.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    759,594.38x = 1,175,782.50 × 1,175,782.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    759,594.38x = 1,382,464,487,306.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,382,464,487,306.25/759,594.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,820,003.59

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.