Home / 860,083.31-1,303,520.34

Finding the Third Proportional to 860,083.31 and 1,303,520.34

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 860,083.31 and 1,303,520.34 is: 1,975,582.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    860,083.31 : 1,303,520.34 = 1,303,520.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    860,083.31/1,303,520.34 = 1,303,520.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    860,083.31x = 1,303,520.34 × 1,303,520.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    860,083.31x = 1,699,165,286,570.12
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,699,165,286,570.12/860,083.31
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,975,582.20

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.