Home / 1,175,484.75-2,400,780.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,175,484.75 and 2,400,780.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,175,484.75 and 2,400,780.75 is: 4,903,294.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,175,484.75 : 2,400,780.75 = 2,400,780.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,175,484.75/2,400,780.75 = 2,400,780.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,175,484.75x = 2,400,780.75 × 2,400,780.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,175,484.75x = 5,763,748,209,570.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,763,748,209,570.56/1,175,484.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,903,294.76

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.04) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.