Home / 885,969-1,809,299.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 885,969 and 1,809,299.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 885,969 and 1,809,299.25 is: 3,694,896.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    885,969 : 1,809,299.25 = 1,809,299.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    885,969/1,809,299.25 = 1,809,299.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    885,969x = 1,809,299.25 × 1,809,299.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    885,969x = 3,273,563,776,050.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,273,563,776,050.56/885,969
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 3,694,896.52

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.04) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.