Home / 968,432-2,127,968

Finding the Third Proportional to 968,432 and 2,127,968

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 968,432 and 2,127,968 is: 4,675,855.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    968,432 : 2,127,968 = 2,127,968 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    968,432/2,127,968 = 2,127,968/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    968,432x = 2,127,968 × 2,127,968
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    968,432x = 4,528,247,809,024
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,528,247,809,024/968,432
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,675,855.21

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 484,216 and 1,063,984
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,936,864 and 4,255,936
Double scale
Find third proportional to 968,434 and 2,127,972
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,452,648 and 3,191,952
1.5x scale

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.