Home / 1,243,150.50-1,869,355.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,243,150.50 and 1,869,355.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,243,150.50 and 1,869,355.50 is: 2,810,995.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,243,150.50 : 1,869,355.50 = 1,869,355.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,243,150.50/1,869,355.50 = 1,869,355.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,243,150.50x = 1,869,355.50 × 1,869,355.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,243,150.50x = 3,494,489,985,380.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,494,489,985,380.25/1,243,150.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,810,995.12

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.