Home / 917,600.25-2,021,823.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 917,600.25 and 2,021,823.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 917,600.25 and 2,021,823.50 is: 4,454,848.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    917,600.25 : 2,021,823.50 = 2,021,823.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    917,600.25/2,021,823.50 = 2,021,823.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    917,600.25x = 2,021,823.50 × 2,021,823.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    917,600.25x = 4,087,770,265,152.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,087,770,265,152.25/917,600.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,454,848.68

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.