Home / 979,531.50-1,513,626

Finding the Third Proportional to 979,531.50 and 1,513,626

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 979,531.50 and 1,513,626 is: 2,338,938.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    979,531.50 : 1,513,626 = 1,513,626 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    979,531.50/1,513,626 = 1,513,626/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    979,531.50x = 1,513,626 × 1,513,626
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    979,531.50x = 2,291,063,667,876
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,291,063,667,876/979,531.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,338,938.22

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.