Home / 882,770.25-1,249,463.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 882,770.25 and 1,249,463.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 882,770.25 and 1,249,463.25 is: 1,768,476.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    882,770.25 : 1,249,463.25 = 1,249,463.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    882,770.25/1,249,463.25 = 1,249,463.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    882,770.25x = 1,249,463.25 × 1,249,463.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    882,770.25x = 1,561,158,413,100.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,561,158,413,100.56/882,770.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,768,476.47

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.42) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.