Home / 835,501.50-1,218,044.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 835,501.50 and 1,218,044.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 835,501.50 and 1,218,044.25 is: 1,775,738.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    835,501.50 : 1,218,044.25 = 1,218,044.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    835,501.50/1,218,044.25 = 1,218,044.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    835,501.50x = 1,218,044.25 × 1,218,044.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    835,501.50x = 1,483,631,794,958.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,483,631,794,958.06/835,501.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,775,738.04

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.46) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.