Home / 1,915,864-3,192,978

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,915,864 and 3,192,978

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,915,864 and 3,192,978 is: 5,321,415.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,915,864 : 3,192,978 = 3,192,978 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,915,864/3,192,978 = 3,192,978/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,915,864x = 3,192,978 × 3,192,978
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,915,864x = 10,195,108,508,484
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,195,108,508,484/1,915,864
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,321,415.56

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.67) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.