Home / 793,660.50-1,197,648

Finding the Third Proportional to 793,660.50 and 1,197,648

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 793,660.50 and 1,197,648 is: 1,807,272.42

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    793,660.50 : 1,197,648 = 1,197,648 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    793,660.50/1,197,648 = 1,197,648/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    793,660.50x = 1,197,648 × 1,197,648
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    793,660.50x = 1,434,360,731,904
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,434,360,731,904/793,660.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,807,272.42

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.