Home / 1,335,650-3,149,746

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,335,650 and 3,149,746

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,335,650 and 3,149,746 is: 7,427,769.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,335,650 : 3,149,746 = 3,149,746 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,335,650/3,149,746 = 3,149,746/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,335,650x = 3,149,746 × 3,149,746
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,335,650x = 9,920,899,864,516
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,920,899,864,516/1,335,650
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,427,769.15

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.