Home / 1,523,584-2,908,928

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,523,584 and 2,908,928

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,523,584 and 2,908,928 is: 5,553,918.99

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,523,584 : 2,908,928 = 2,908,928 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,523,584/2,908,928 = 2,908,928/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,523,584x = 2,908,928 × 2,908,928
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,523,584x = 8,461,862,109,184
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 8,461,862,109,184/1,523,584
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,553,918.99

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.91) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.