Home / 1,053,558.56-2,271,115.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,053,558.56 and 2,271,115.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,053,558.56 and 2,271,115.13 is: 4,895,754.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,053,558.56 : 2,271,115.13 = 2,271,115.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,053,558.56/2,271,115.13 = 2,271,115.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,053,558.56x = 2,271,115.13 × 2,271,115.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,053,558.56x = 5,157,963,911,003.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,157,963,911,003.77/1,053,558.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,895,754.35

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.