Home / 1,471,119.75-3,174,471

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,471,119.75 and 3,174,471

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,471,119.75 and 3,174,471 is: 6,850,065.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,471,119.75 : 3,174,471 = 3,174,471 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,471,119.75/3,174,471 = 3,174,471/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,471,119.75x = 3,174,471 × 3,174,471
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,471,119.75x = 10,077,266,129,841
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,077,266,129,841/1,471,119.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,850,065.15

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.