Home / 1,577,495.25-3,453,516

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,577,495.25 and 3,453,516

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,577,495.25 and 3,453,516 is: 7,560,576.02

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,577,495.25 : 3,453,516 = 3,453,516 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,577,495.25/3,453,516 = 3,453,516/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,577,495.25x = 3,453,516 × 3,453,516
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,577,495.25x = 11,926,772,762,256
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,926,772,762,256/1,577,495.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,560,576.02

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.