Home / 1,579,538-3,411,250

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,579,538 and 3,411,250

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,579,538 and 3,411,250 is: 7,367,107.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,579,538 : 3,411,250 = 3,411,250 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,579,538/3,411,250 = 3,411,250/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,579,538x = 3,411,250 × 3,411,250
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,579,538x = 11,636,626,562,500
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,636,626,562,500/1,579,538
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,367,107.70

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.