Home / 873,411.75-1,388,850.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 873,411.75 and 1,388,850.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 873,411.75 and 1,388,850.75 is: 2,208,473.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    873,411.75 : 1,388,850.75 = 1,388,850.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    873,411.75/1,388,850.75 = 1,388,850.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    873,411.75x = 1,388,850.75 × 1,388,850.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    873,411.75x = 1,928,906,405,775.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,928,906,405,775.56/873,411.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,208,473.16

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.