Home / 903,510-1,204,517.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 903,510 and 1,204,517.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 903,510 and 1,204,517.25 is: 1,605,806.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    903,510 : 1,204,517.25 = 1,204,517.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    903,510/1,204,517.25 = 1,204,517.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    903,510x = 1,204,517.25 × 1,204,517.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    903,510x = 1,450,861,805,547.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,450,861,805,547.56/903,510
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,605,806.03

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.33) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.