Home / 1,520,563-2,125,841

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,520,563 and 2,125,841

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,520,563 and 2,125,841 is: 2,972,057.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,520,563 : 2,125,841 = 2,125,841 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,520,563/2,125,841 = 2,125,841/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,520,563x = 2,125,841 × 2,125,841
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,520,563x = 4,519,199,957,281
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,519,199,957,281/1,520,563
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,972,057.03

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.40) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.