Home / 928,977.75-1,357,617.38

Finding the Third Proportional to 928,977.75 and 1,357,617.38

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 928,977.75 and 1,357,617.38 is: 1,984,035.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    928,977.75 : 1,357,617.38 = 1,357,617.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    928,977.75/1,357,617.38 = 1,357,617.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    928,977.75x = 1,357,617.38 × 1,357,617.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    928,977.75x = 1,843,124,936,901.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,843,124,936,901.89/928,977.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,984,035.61

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.