Home / 1,873,888-4,032,023

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,873,888 and 4,032,023

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,873,888 and 4,032,023 is: 8,675,656.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,873,888 : 4,032,023 = 4,032,023 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,873,888/4,032,023 = 4,032,023/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,873,888x = 4,032,023 × 4,032,023
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,873,888x = 16,257,209,472,529
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,257,209,472,529/1,873,888
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,675,656.96

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.