Home / 814,095-1,196,761.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 814,095 and 1,196,761.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 814,095 and 1,196,761.50 is: 1,759,300.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    814,095 : 1,196,761.50 = 1,196,761.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    814,095/1,196,761.50 = 1,196,761.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    814,095x = 1,196,761.50 × 1,196,761.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    814,095x = 1,432,238,087,882.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,432,238,087,882.25/814,095
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,759,300.93

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.