Home / 781,298.50-1,174,028

Finding the Third Proportional to 781,298.50 and 1,174,028

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 781,298.50 and 1,174,028 is: 1,764,167.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    781,298.50 : 1,174,028 = 1,174,028 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    781,298.50/1,174,028 = 1,174,028/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    781,298.50x = 1,174,028 × 1,174,028
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    781,298.50x = 1,378,341,744,784
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,378,341,744,784/781,298.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,764,167.91

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.