Home / 916,920-1,991,484

Finding the Third Proportional to 916,920 and 1,991,484

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 916,920 and 1,991,484 is: 4,325,359.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    916,920 : 1,991,484 = 1,991,484 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    916,920/1,991,484 = 1,991,484/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    916,920x = 1,991,484 × 1,991,484
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    916,920x = 3,966,008,522,256
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,966,008,522,256/916,920
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,325,359.38

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.