Home / 860,400-1,336,620

Finding the Third Proportional to 860,400 and 1,336,620

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 860,400 and 1,336,620 is: 2,076,421.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    860,400 : 1,336,620 = 1,336,620 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    860,400/1,336,620 = 1,336,620/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    860,400x = 1,336,620 × 1,336,620
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    860,400x = 1,786,553,024,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,786,553,024,400/860,400
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,076,421.46

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.