Home / 432,324-944,917.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 432,324 and 944,917.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 432,324 and 944,917.50 is: 2,065,277.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    432,324 : 944,917.50 = 944,917.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    432,324/944,917.50 = 944,917.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    432,324x = 944,917.50 × 944,917.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    432,324x = 892,869,081,806.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 892,869,081,806.25/432,324
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,065,277.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.