Home / 1,614,613.50-2,601,558

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,614,613.50 and 2,601,558

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,614,613.50 and 2,601,558 is: 4,191,779.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,614,613.50 : 2,601,558 = 2,601,558 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,614,613.50/2,601,558 = 2,601,558/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,614,613.50x = 2,601,558 × 2,601,558
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,614,613.50x = 6,768,104,027,364
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,768,104,027,364/1,614,613.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,191,779.66

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.61) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.