Home / 849,248-2,001,944

Finding the Third Proportional to 849,248 and 2,001,944

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 849,248 and 2,001,944 is: 4,719,210.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    849,248 : 2,001,944 = 2,001,944 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    849,248/2,001,944 = 2,001,944/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    849,248x = 2,001,944 × 2,001,944
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    849,248x = 4,007,779,779,136
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,007,779,779,136/849,248
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,719,210.15

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.36) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.