Home / 869,316.75-1,833,025.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 869,316.75 and 1,833,025.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 869,316.75 and 1,833,025.50 is: 3,865,084.26

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    869,316.75 : 1,833,025.50 = 1,833,025.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    869,316.75/1,833,025.50 = 1,833,025.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    869,316.75x = 1,833,025.50 × 1,833,025.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    869,316.75x = 3,359,982,483,650.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,359,982,483,650.25/869,316.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,865,084.26

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.11) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.