Home / 1,842,960-3,833,052

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,842,960 and 3,833,052

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,842,960 and 3,833,052 is: 7,972,114.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,842,960 : 3,833,052 = 3,833,052 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,842,960/3,833,052 = 3,833,052/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,842,960x = 3,833,052 × 3,833,052
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,842,960x = 14,692,287,634,704
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 14,692,287,634,704/1,842,960
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,972,114.23

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.08) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.