Home / 813,002-1,207,716.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 813,002 and 1,207,716.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 813,002 and 1,207,716.50 is: 1,794,065.87

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    813,002 : 1,207,716.50 = 1,207,716.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    813,002/1,207,716.50 = 1,207,716.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    813,002x = 1,207,716.50 × 1,207,716.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    813,002x = 1,458,579,144,372.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,458,579,144,372.25/813,002
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,794,065.87

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.