Home / 1,277,700.75-2,814,652.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,277,700.75 and 2,814,652.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,277,700.75 and 2,814,652.13 is: 6,200,408.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,277,700.75 : 2,814,652.13 = 2,814,652.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,277,700.75/2,814,652.13 = 2,814,652.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,277,700.75x = 2,814,652.13 × 2,814,652.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,277,700.75x = 7,922,266,584,767.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,922,266,584,767.02/1,277,700.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,200,408.50

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.