Home / 876,710.50-1,888,853

Finding the Third Proportional to 876,710.50 and 1,888,853

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 876,710.50 and 1,888,853 is: 4,069,491.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    876,710.50 : 1,888,853 = 1,888,853 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    876,710.50/1,888,853 = 1,888,853/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    876,710.50x = 1,888,853 × 1,888,853
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    876,710.50x = 3,567,765,655,609
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,567,765,655,609/876,710.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,069,491.19

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.