Home / 1,185,220.13-2,550,206.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,185,220.13 and 2,550,206.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,185,220.13 and 2,550,206.25 is: 5,487,210.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,185,220.13 : 2,550,206.25 = 2,550,206.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,185,220.13/2,550,206.25 = 2,550,206.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,185,220.13x = 2,550,206.25 × 2,550,206.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,185,220.13x = 6,503,551,917,539.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,503,551,917,539.06/1,185,220.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,487,210.16

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.