Home / 1,736,279.86-3,739,236.19

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,736,279.86 and 3,739,236.19

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,736,279.86 and 3,739,236.19 is: 8,052,784.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,736,279.86 : 3,739,236.19 = 3,739,236.19 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,736,279.86/3,739,236.19 = 3,739,236.19/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,736,279.86x = 3,739,236.19 × 3,739,236.19
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,736,279.86x = 13,981,887,265,909.54
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,981,887,265,909.54/1,736,279.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,052,784.34

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.