Home / 1,197,108.75-2,584,135.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,197,108.75 and 2,584,135.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,197,108.75 and 2,584,135.50 is: 5,578,236.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,197,108.75 : 2,584,135.50 = 2,584,135.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,197,108.75/2,584,135.50 = 2,584,135.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,197,108.75x = 2,584,135.50 × 2,584,135.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,197,108.75x = 6,677,756,282,360.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,677,756,282,360.25/1,197,108.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,578,236.97

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.