Home / 774,481.50-1,115,471.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 774,481.50 and 1,115,471.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 774,481.50 and 1,115,471.25 is: 1,606,592.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    774,481.50 : 1,115,471.25 = 1,115,471.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    774,481.50/1,115,471.25 = 1,115,471.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    774,481.50x = 1,115,471.25 × 1,115,471.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    774,481.50x = 1,244,276,109,576.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,244,276,109,576.56/774,481.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,606,592.42

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.44) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.