Home / 1,759,895-4,238,287.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,759,895 and 4,238,287.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,759,895 and 4,238,287.50 is: 10,206,904.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,759,895 : 4,238,287.50 = 4,238,287.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,759,895/4,238,287.50 = 4,238,287.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,759,895x = 4,238,287.50 × 4,238,287.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,759,895x = 17,963,080,932,656.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,963,080,932,656.25/1,759,895
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,206,904.92

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.41) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.