Home / 1,268,950.50-2,642,466

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,268,950.50 and 2,642,466

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,268,950.50 and 2,642,466 is: 5,502,678.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,268,950.50 : 2,642,466 = 2,642,466 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,268,950.50/2,642,466 = 2,642,466/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,268,950.50x = 2,642,466 × 2,642,466
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,268,950.50x = 6,982,626,561,156
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,982,626,561,156/1,268,950.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,502,678.44

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.08) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.