Home / 1,563,637.50-3,426,212.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,563,637.50 and 3,426,212.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,563,637.50 and 3,426,212.25 is: 7,507,450.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,563,637.50 : 3,426,212.25 = 3,426,212.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,563,637.50/3,426,212.25 = 3,426,212.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,563,637.50x = 3,426,212.25 × 3,426,212.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,563,637.50x = 11,738,930,382,050.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,738,930,382,050.06/1,563,637.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,507,450.02

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.