Home / 834,420-1,794,586

Finding the Third Proportional to 834,420 and 1,794,586

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 834,420 and 1,794,586 is: 3,859,613.76

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    834,420 : 1,794,586 = 1,794,586 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    834,420/1,794,586 = 1,794,586/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    834,420x = 1,794,586 × 1,794,586
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    834,420x = 3,220,538,911,396
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,220,538,911,396/834,420
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,859,613.76

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.