Home / 859,447.13-1,821,345.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 859,447.13 and 1,821,345.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 859,447.13 and 1,821,345.75 is: 3,859,807.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    859,447.13 : 1,821,345.75 = 1,821,345.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    859,447.13/1,821,345.75 = 1,821,345.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    859,447.13x = 1,821,345.75 × 1,821,345.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    859,447.13x = 3,317,300,341,043.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,317,300,341,043.06/859,447.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,859,807.36

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.12) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.