Home / 1,542,460-3,321,710

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,542,460 and 3,321,710

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,542,460 and 3,321,710 is: 7,153,350.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,542,460 : 3,321,710 = 3,321,710 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,542,460/3,321,710 = 3,321,710/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,542,460x = 3,321,710 × 3,321,710
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,542,460x = 11,033,757,324,100
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,033,757,324,100/1,542,460
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,153,350.70

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.