Home / 898,267.50-1,940,449.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 898,267.50 and 1,940,449.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 898,267.50 and 1,940,449.50 is: 4,191,785.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    898,267.50 : 1,940,449.50 = 1,940,449.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    898,267.50/1,940,449.50 = 1,940,449.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    898,267.50x = 1,940,449.50 × 1,940,449.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    898,267.50x = 3,765,344,262,050.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,765,344,262,050.25/898,267.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,191,785.03

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.