Home / 1,501,713.56-3,109,885.88

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,501,713.56 and 3,109,885.88

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,501,713.56 and 3,109,885.88 is: 6,440,236.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,501,713.56 : 3,109,885.88 = 3,109,885.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,501,713.56/3,109,885.88 = 3,109,885.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,501,713.56x = 3,109,885.88 × 3,109,885.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,501,713.56x = 9,671,390,155,524.52
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 9,671,390,155,524.52/1,501,713.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,440,236.27

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.07) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.