Home / 1,402,832.36-3,015,451.55

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,402,832.36 and 3,015,451.55

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,402,832.36 and 3,015,451.55 is: 6,481,849.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,402,832.36 : 3,015,451.55 = 3,015,451.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,402,832.36/3,015,451.55 = 3,015,451.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,402,832.36x = 3,015,451.55 × 3,015,451.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,402,832.36x = 9,092,948,031,550.83
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,092,948,031,550.83/1,402,832.36
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,481,849.38

Related Problems

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.