Home / 970,859.25-2,128,342.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 970,859.25 and 2,128,342.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 970,859.25 and 2,128,342.50 is: 4,665,806.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    970,859.25 : 2,128,342.50 = 2,128,342.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    970,859.25/2,128,342.50 = 2,128,342.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    970,859.25x = 2,128,342.50 × 2,128,342.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    970,859.25x = 4,529,841,797,306.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,529,841,797,306.25/970,859.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,665,806.91

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.