Home / 1,951,663.50-4,229,131.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,951,663.50 and 4,229,131.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,951,663.50 and 4,229,131.50 is: 9,164,260.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,951,663.50 : 4,229,131.50 = 4,229,131.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,951,663.50/4,229,131.50 = 4,229,131.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,951,663.50x = 4,229,131.50 × 4,229,131.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,951,663.50x = 17,885,553,244,292.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,885,553,244,292.25/1,951,663.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,164,260.77

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.