Home / 1,829,156.06-3,939,254.81

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,829,156.06 and 3,939,254.81

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,829,156.06 and 3,939,254.81 is: 8,483,545.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,829,156.06 : 3,939,254.81 = 3,939,254.81 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,829,156.06/3,939,254.81 = 3,939,254.81/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,829,156.06x = 3,939,254.81 × 3,939,254.81
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,829,156.06x = 15,517,728,477,804.41
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 15,517,728,477,804.41/1,829,156.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,483,545.39

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.