Home / 881,913.38-1,931,983.88

Finding the Third Proportional to 881,913.38 and 1,931,983.88

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 881,913.38 and 1,931,983.88 is: 4,232,345.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    881,913.38 : 1,931,983.88 = 1,931,983.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    881,913.38/1,931,983.88 = 1,931,983.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    881,913.38x = 1,931,983.88 × 1,931,983.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    881,913.38x = 3,732,561,693,260.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,732,561,693,260.02/881,913.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,232,345.03

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.