Home / 1,682,213.25-3,648,372

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,682,213.25 and 3,648,372

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,682,213.25 and 3,648,372 is: 7,912,562.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,682,213.25 : 3,648,372 = 3,648,372 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,682,213.25/3,648,372 = 3,648,372/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,682,213.25x = 3,648,372 × 3,648,372
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,682,213.25x = 13,310,618,250,384
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,310,618,250,384/1,682,213.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,912,562.96

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.