Home / 1,749,932.75-3,621,245.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,749,932.75 and 3,621,245.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,749,932.75 and 3,621,245.50 is: 7,493,670.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,749,932.75 : 3,621,245.50 = 3,621,245.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,749,932.75/3,621,245.50 = 3,621,245.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,749,932.75x = 3,621,245.50 × 3,621,245.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,749,932.75x = 13,113,418,971,270.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,113,418,971,270.25/1,749,932.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,493,670.24

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.07) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.