Home / 876,360-1,794,256

Finding the Third Proportional to 876,360 and 1,794,256

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 876,360 and 1,794,256 is: 3,673,552.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    876,360 : 1,794,256 = 1,794,256 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    876,360/1,794,256 = 1,794,256/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    876,360x = 1,794,256 × 1,794,256
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    876,360x = 3,219,354,593,536
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,219,354,593,536/876,360
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,673,552.64

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.05) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.