Home / 938,089.75-2,212,276.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 938,089.75 and 2,212,276.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 938,089.75 and 2,212,276.25 is: 5,217,162.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    938,089.75 : 2,212,276.25 = 2,212,276.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    938,089.75/2,212,276.25 = 2,212,276.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    938,089.75x = 2,212,276.25 × 2,212,276.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    938,089.75x = 4,894,166,206,314.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,894,166,206,314.06/938,089.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,217,162.01

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.36) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.