Home / 1,346,957.25-2,018,461.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,346,957.25 and 2,018,461.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,346,957.25 and 2,018,461.50 is: 3,024,733.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,346,957.25 : 2,018,461.50 = 2,018,461.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,346,957.25/2,018,461.50 = 2,018,461.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,346,957.25x = 2,018,461.50 × 2,018,461.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,346,957.25x = 4,074,186,826,982.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,074,186,826,982.25/1,346,957.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,024,733.58

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.