Home / 807,113.74-1,771,671.23

Finding the Third Proportional to 807,113.74 and 1,771,671.23

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 807,113.74 and 1,771,671.23 is: 3,888,942.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    807,113.74 : 1,771,671.23 = 1,771,671.23 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    807,113.74/1,771,671.23 = 1,771,671.23/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    807,113.74x = 1,771,671.23 × 1,771,671.23
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    807,113.74x = 3,138,818,962,711.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,138,818,962,711.84/807,113.74
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,888,942.54

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.