Home / 1,976,908.50-4,316,312

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,976,908.50 and 4,316,312

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,976,908.50 and 4,316,312 is: 9,424,082.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,976,908.50 : 4,316,312 = 4,316,312 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,976,908.50/4,316,312 = 4,316,312/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,976,908.50x = 4,316,312 × 4,316,312
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,976,908.50x = 18,630,549,281,344
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 18,630,549,281,344/1,976,908.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,424,082.74

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.