Home / 1,765,447.88-3,742,782.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,765,447.88 and 3,742,782.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,765,447.88 and 3,742,782.75 is: 7,934,769.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,765,447.88 : 3,742,782.75 = 3,742,782.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,765,447.88/3,742,782.75 = 3,742,782.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,765,447.88x = 3,742,782.75 × 3,742,782.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,765,447.88x = 14,008,422,713,697.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,008,422,713,697.56/1,765,447.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,934,769.93

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.12) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.