Home / 1,644,887.75-3,667,983.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,644,887.75 and 3,667,983.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,644,887.75 and 3,667,983.75 is: 8,179,345.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,644,887.75 : 3,667,983.75 = 3,667,983.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,644,887.75/3,667,983.75 = 3,667,983.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,644,887.75x = 3,667,983.75 × 3,667,983.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,644,887.75x = 13,454,104,790,264.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,454,104,790,264.06/1,644,887.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,179,345.24

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.23) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.