Home / 1,779,864-3,883,155

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,779,864 and 3,883,155

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,779,864 and 3,883,155 is: 8,471,935.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,779,864 : 3,883,155 = 3,883,155 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,779,864/3,883,155 = 3,883,155/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,779,864x = 3,883,155 × 3,883,155
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,779,864x = 15,078,892,754,025
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,078,892,754,025/1,779,864
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,471,935.36

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.