Home / 1,335,555-3,149,536.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,335,555 and 3,149,536.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,335,555 and 3,149,536.50 is: 7,427,309.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,335,555 : 3,149,536.50 = 3,149,536.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,335,555/3,149,536.50 = 3,149,536.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,335,555x = 3,149,536.50 × 3,149,536.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,335,555x = 9,919,580,164,832.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,919,580,164,832.25/1,335,555
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,427,309.37

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.