Home / 793,577-1,134,363.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 793,577 and 1,134,363.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 793,577 and 1,134,363.50 is: 1,621,494.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    793,577 : 1,134,363.50 = 1,134,363.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    793,577/1,134,363.50 = 1,134,363.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    793,577x = 1,134,363.50 × 1,134,363.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    793,577x = 1,286,780,550,132.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,286,780,550,132.25/793,577
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,621,494.26

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.43) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.