Home / 1,100,817.38-1,550,192.81

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,100,817.38 and 1,550,192.81

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,100,817.38 and 1,550,192.81 is: 2,183,012.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,100,817.38 : 1,550,192.81 = 1,550,192.81 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,100,817.38/1,550,192.81 = 1,550,192.81/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,100,817.38x = 1,550,192.81 × 1,550,192.81
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,100,817.38x = 2,403,097,755,926.66
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,403,097,755,926.66/1,100,817.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,183,012.20

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.41) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.