Home / 793,265.38-1,208,497.69

Finding the Third Proportional to 793,265.38 and 1,208,497.69

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 793,265.38 and 1,208,497.69 is: 1,841,082.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    793,265.38 : 1,208,497.69 = 1,208,497.69 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    793,265.38/1,208,497.69 = 1,208,497.69/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    793,265.38x = 1,208,497.69 × 1,208,497.69
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    793,265.38x = 1,460,466,660,692.85
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,460,466,660,692.85/793,265.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,841,082.07

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.