Home / 844,318.69-1,244,152.41

Finding the Third Proportional to 844,318.69 and 1,244,152.41

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 844,318.69 and 1,244,152.41 is: 1,833,330.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    844,318.69 : 1,244,152.41 = 1,244,152.41 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    844,318.69/1,244,152.41 = 1,244,152.41/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    844,318.69x = 1,244,152.41 × 1,244,152.41
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    844,318.69x = 1,547,915,209,977.67
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,547,915,209,977.67/844,318.69
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,833,330.51

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.