Home / 814,006.13-1,196,623.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 814,006.13 and 1,196,623.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 814,006.13 and 1,196,623.13 is: 1,759,086.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    814,006.13 : 1,196,623.13 = 1,196,623.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    814,006.13/1,196,623.13 = 1,196,623.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    814,006.13x = 1,196,623.13 × 1,196,623.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    814,006.13x = 1,431,906,903,284.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,431,906,903,284.77/814,006.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,759,086.15

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.