Home / 908,581.50-1,320,570

Finding the Third Proportional to 908,581.50 and 1,320,570

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 908,581.50 and 1,320,570 is: 1,919,371.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    908,581.50 : 1,320,570 = 1,320,570 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    908,581.50/1,320,570 = 1,320,570/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    908,581.50x = 1,320,570 × 1,320,570
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    908,581.50x = 1,743,905,124,900
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,743,905,124,900/908,581.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,919,371.16

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.45) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.