Home / 830,757-1,807,311

Finding the Third Proportional to 830,757 and 1,807,311

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 830,757 and 1,807,311 is: 3,931,803.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    830,757 : 1,807,311 = 1,807,311 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    830,757/1,807,311 = 1,807,311/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    830,757x = 1,807,311 × 1,807,311
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    830,757x = 3,266,373,050,721
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,266,373,050,721/830,757
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,931,803.22

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.