Home / 938,866.50-2,027,405.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 938,866.50 and 2,027,405.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 938,866.50 and 2,027,405.25 is: 4,378,015.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    938,866.50 : 2,027,405.25 = 2,027,405.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    938,866.50/2,027,405.25 = 2,027,405.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    938,866.50x = 2,027,405.25 × 2,027,405.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    938,866.50x = 4,110,372,047,727.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,110,372,047,727.56/938,866.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,378,015.46

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.