Home / 914,163.75-1,968,807

Finding the Third Proportional to 914,163.75 and 1,968,807

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 914,163.75 and 1,968,807 is: 4,240,160.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    914,163.75 : 1,968,807 = 1,968,807 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    914,163.75/1,968,807 = 1,968,807/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    914,163.75x = 1,968,807 × 1,968,807
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    914,163.75x = 3,876,201,003,249
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,876,201,003,249/914,163.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,240,160.48

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.