Home / 1,530,915.75-3,295,838.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,530,915.75 and 3,295,838.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,530,915.75 and 3,295,838.25 is: 7,095,458.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,530,915.75 : 3,295,838.25 = 3,295,838.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,530,915.75/3,295,838.25 = 3,295,838.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,530,915.75x = 3,295,838.25 × 3,295,838.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,530,915.75x = 10,862,549,770,163.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,862,549,770,163.06/1,530,915.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,095,458.89

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.