Home / 810,543-1,271,443.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 810,543 and 1,271,443.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 810,543 and 1,271,443.50 is: 1,994,426.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    810,543 : 1,271,443.50 = 1,271,443.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    810,543/1,271,443.50 = 1,271,443.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    810,543x = 1,271,443.50 × 1,271,443.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    810,543x = 1,616,568,573,692.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,616,568,573,692.25/810,543
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,994,426.67

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.