Home / 1,367,670-3,165,911.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,367,670 and 3,165,911.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,367,670 and 3,165,911.25 is: 7,328,517.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,367,670 : 3,165,911.25 = 3,165,911.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,367,670/3,165,911.25 = 3,165,911.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,367,670x = 3,165,911.25 × 3,165,911.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,367,670x = 10,022,994,042,876.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,022,994,042,876.56/1,367,670
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,328,517.88

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.31) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.