Home / 807,820-1,699,208

Finding the Third Proportional to 807,820 and 1,699,208

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 807,820 and 1,699,208 is: 3,574,197.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    807,820 : 1,699,208 = 1,699,208 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    807,820/1,699,208 = 1,699,208/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    807,820x = 1,699,208 × 1,699,208
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    807,820x = 2,887,307,827,264
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,887,307,827,264/807,820
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,574,197.01

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.10) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.