Home / 897,845.75-1,970,303.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 897,845.75 and 1,970,303.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 897,845.75 and 1,970,303.75 is: 4,323,790.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    897,845.75 : 1,970,303.75 = 1,970,303.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    897,845.75/1,970,303.75 = 1,970,303.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    897,845.75x = 1,970,303.75 × 1,970,303.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    897,845.75x = 3,882,096,867,264.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,882,096,867,264.06/897,845.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,323,790.44

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.