Home / 1,752,432.75-3,785,125.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,752,432.75 and 3,785,125.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,752,432.75 and 3,785,125.50 is: 8,175,591.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,752,432.75 : 3,785,125.50 = 3,785,125.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,752,432.75/3,785,125.50 = 3,785,125.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,752,432.75x = 3,785,125.50 × 3,785,125.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,752,432.75x = 14,327,175,050,750.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,327,175,050,750.25/1,752,432.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,175,591.93

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.