Home / 1,575,150.75-3,366,216

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,575,150.75 and 3,366,216

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,575,150.75 and 3,366,216 is: 7,193,857.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,575,150.75 : 3,366,216 = 3,366,216 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,575,150.75/3,366,216 = 3,366,216/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,575,150.75x = 3,366,216 × 3,366,216
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,575,150.75x = 11,331,410,158,656
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,331,410,158,656/1,575,150.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,193,857.58

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.