Home / 873,070.88-1,304,229.38

Finding the Third Proportional to 873,070.88 and 1,304,229.38

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 873,070.88 and 1,304,229.38 is: 1,948,311.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    873,070.88 : 1,304,229.38 = 1,304,229.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    873,070.88/1,304,229.38 = 1,304,229.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    873,070.88x = 1,304,229.38 × 1,304,229.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    873,070.88x = 1,701,014,262,612.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,701,014,262,612.89/873,070.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,948,311.77

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.