Home / 847,831.50-1,842,921

Finding the Third Proportional to 847,831.50 and 1,842,921

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 847,831.50 and 1,842,921 is: 4,005,934.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    847,831.50 : 1,842,921 = 1,842,921 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    847,831.50/1,842,921 = 1,842,921/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    847,831.50x = 1,842,921 × 1,842,921
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    847,831.50x = 3,396,357,812,241
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,396,357,812,241/847,831.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,005,934.92

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.