Home / 1,760,789.25-2,678,181.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,760,789.25 and 2,678,181.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,760,789.25 and 2,678,181.75 is: 4,073,546.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,760,789.25 : 2,678,181.75 = 2,678,181.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,760,789.25/2,678,181.75 = 2,678,181.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,760,789.25x = 2,678,181.75 × 2,678,181.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,760,789.25x = 7,172,657,486,033.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 7,172,657,486,033.06/1,760,789.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,073,546.84

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.