Home / 1,521,464-3,212,712

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,521,464 and 3,212,712

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,521,464 and 3,212,712 is: 6,783,938.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,521,464 : 3,212,712 = 3,212,712 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,521,464/3,212,712 = 3,212,712/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,521,464x = 3,212,712 × 3,212,712
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,521,464x = 10,321,518,394,944
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,321,518,394,944/1,521,464
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,783,938.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.11) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.