Home / 883,023.75-1,900,821.38

Finding the Third Proportional to 883,023.75 and 1,900,821.38

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 883,023.75 and 1,900,821.38 is: 4,091,760.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    883,023.75 : 1,900,821.38 = 1,900,821.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    883,023.75/1,900,821.38 = 1,900,821.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    883,023.75x = 1,900,821.38 × 1,900,821.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    883,023.75x = 3,613,121,899,656.89
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,613,121,899,656.89/883,023.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,091,760.73

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.