Home / 901,408.50-2,096,057.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 901,408.50 and 2,096,057.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 901,408.50 and 2,096,057.25 is: 4,873,989.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    901,408.50 : 2,096,057.25 = 2,096,057.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    901,408.50/2,096,057.25 = 2,096,057.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    901,408.50x = 2,096,057.25 × 2,096,057.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    901,408.50x = 4,393,455,995,277.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,393,455,995,277.56/901,408.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,873,989.98

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.33) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.