Home / 1,931,542.50-4,198,924.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,931,542.50 and 4,198,924.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,931,542.50 and 4,198,924.50 is: 9,127,920.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,931,542.50 : 4,198,924.50 = 4,198,924.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,931,542.50/4,198,924.50 = 4,198,924.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,931,542.50x = 4,198,924.50 × 4,198,924.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,931,542.50x = 17,630,966,956,700.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,630,966,956,700.25/1,931,542.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,127,920.80

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.