Home / 845,388.38-1,720,300.88

Finding the Third Proportional to 845,388.38 and 1,720,300.88

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 845,388.38 and 1,720,300.88 is: 3,500,681.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    845,388.38 : 1,720,300.88 = 1,720,300.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    845,388.38/1,720,300.88 = 1,720,300.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    845,388.38x = 1,720,300.88 × 1,720,300.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    845,388.38x = 2,959,435,100,525.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,959,435,100,525.77/845,388.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,500,681.09

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.03) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.