Home / 1,109,203.50-2,386,536

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,109,203.50 and 2,386,536

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,109,203.50 and 2,386,536 is: 5,134,814.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,109,203.50 : 2,386,536 = 2,386,536 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,109,203.50/2,386,536 = 2,386,536/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,109,203.50x = 2,386,536 × 2,386,536
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,109,203.50x = 5,695,554,079,296
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,695,554,079,296/1,109,203.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,134,814.38

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.