Home / 842,022-1,288,291.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 842,022 and 1,288,291.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 842,022 and 1,288,291.50 is: 1,971,082.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    842,022 : 1,288,291.50 = 1,288,291.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    842,022/1,288,291.50 = 1,288,291.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    842,022x = 1,288,291.50 × 1,288,291.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    842,022x = 1,659,694,988,972.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,659,694,988,972.25/842,022
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,971,082.69

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 421,011 and 644,145.75
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,684,044 and 2,576,583
Double scale
Find third proportional to 842,024 and 1,288,295
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,263,033 and 1,932,437.25
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.53) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.