Home / 812,560-1,880,820

Finding the Third Proportional to 812,560 and 1,880,820

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 812,560 and 1,880,820 is: 4,353,504.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    812,560 : 1,880,820 = 1,880,820 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    812,560/1,880,820 = 1,880,820/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    812,560x = 1,880,820 × 1,880,820
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    812,560x = 3,537,483,872,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,537,483,872,400/812,560
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,353,504.81

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.31) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.