Home / 854,925-1,329,055.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 854,925 and 1,329,055.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 854,925 and 1,329,055.50 is: 2,066,132.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    854,925 : 1,329,055.50 = 1,329,055.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    854,925/1,329,055.50 = 1,329,055.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    854,925x = 1,329,055.50 × 1,329,055.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    854,925x = 1,766,388,522,080.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,766,388,522,080.25/854,925
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,066,132.73

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.