Home / 860,163-1,203,058.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 860,163 and 1,203,058.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 860,163 and 1,203,058.50 is: 1,682,645.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    860,163 : 1,203,058.50 = 1,203,058.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    860,163/1,203,058.50 = 1,203,058.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    860,163x = 1,203,058.50 × 1,203,058.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    860,163x = 1,447,349,754,422.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,447,349,754,422.25/860,163
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,682,645.91

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.40) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.