Home / 885,291.75-1,930,609.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 885,291.75 and 1,930,609.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 885,291.75 and 1,930,609.13 is: 4,210,195.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    885,291.75 : 1,930,609.13 = 1,930,609.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    885,291.75/1,930,609.13 = 1,930,609.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    885,291.75x = 1,930,609.13 × 1,930,609.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    885,291.75x = 3,727,251,593,533.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,727,251,593,533.27/885,291.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,210,195.78

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.