Home / 1,426,873.50-2,208,433

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,426,873.50 and 2,208,433

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,426,873.50 and 2,208,433 is: 3,418,085.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,426,873.50 : 2,208,433 = 2,208,433 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,426,873.50/2,208,433 = 2,208,433/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,426,873.50x = 2,208,433 × 2,208,433
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,426,873.50x = 4,877,176,315,489
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,877,176,315,489/1,426,873.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,418,085.99

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.