Home / 820,282.50-1,284,185.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 820,282.50 and 1,284,185.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 820,282.50 and 1,284,185.25 is: 2,010,443.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    820,282.50 : 1,284,185.25 = 1,284,185.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    820,282.50/1,284,185.25 = 1,284,185.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    820,282.50x = 1,284,185.25 × 1,284,185.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    820,282.50x = 1,649,131,756,317.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,649,131,756,317.56/820,282.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,010,443.67

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.