Home / 1,641,448-2,622,248.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,641,448 and 2,622,248.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,641,448 and 2,622,248.75 is: 4,189,099.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,641,448 : 2,622,248.75 = 2,622,248.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,641,448/2,622,248.75 = 2,622,248.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,641,448x = 2,622,248.75 × 2,622,248.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,641,448x = 6,876,188,506,876.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 6,876,188,506,876.56/1,641,448
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,189,099.20

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.60) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.