Home / 985,932-2,121,309

Finding the Third Proportional to 985,932 and 2,121,309

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 985,932 and 2,121,309 is: 4,564,160.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    985,932 : 2,121,309 = 2,121,309 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    985,932/2,121,309 = 2,121,309/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    985,932x = 2,121,309 × 2,121,309
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    985,932x = 4,499,951,873,481
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,499,951,873,481/985,932
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 4,564,160.48

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 492,966 and 1,060,654.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 1,971,864 and 4,242,618
Double scale
Find third proportional to 985,934 and 2,121,313
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 1,478,898 and 3,181,963.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.