Home / 912,931.50-1,335,592.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 912,931.50 and 1,335,592.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 912,931.50 and 1,335,592.50 is: 1,953,933.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    912,931.50 : 1,335,592.50 = 1,335,592.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    912,931.50/1,335,592.50 = 1,335,592.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    912,931.50x = 1,335,592.50 × 1,335,592.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    912,931.50x = 1,783,807,326,056.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,783,807,326,056.25/912,931.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,953,933.37

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.46) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.