Home / 883,314-1,906,515

Finding the Third Proportional to 883,314 and 1,906,515

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 883,314 and 1,906,515 is: 4,114,957.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    883,314 : 1,906,515 = 1,906,515 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    883,314/1,906,515 = 1,906,515/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    883,314x = 1,906,515 × 1,906,515
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    883,314x = 3,634,799,445,225
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,634,799,445,225/883,314
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,114,957.36

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.