Home / 1,228,750.50-2,693,697

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,228,750.50 and 2,693,697

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,228,750.50 and 2,693,697 is: 5,905,188.67

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,228,750.50 : 2,693,697 = 2,693,697 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,228,750.50/2,693,697 = 2,693,697/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,228,750.50x = 2,693,697 × 2,693,697
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,228,750.50x = 7,256,003,527,809
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,256,003,527,809/1,228,750.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,905,188.67

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.