Home / 1,473,600-2,201,298

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,473,600 and 2,201,298

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,473,600 and 2,201,298 is: 3,288,350.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,473,600 : 2,201,298 = 2,201,298 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,473,600/2,201,298 = 2,201,298/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,473,600x = 2,201,298 × 2,201,298
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,473,600x = 4,845,712,884,804
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,845,712,884,804/1,473,600
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,288,350.22

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.