Home / 1,592,056.50-3,496,874.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,592,056.50 and 3,496,874.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,592,056.50 and 3,496,874.25 is: 7,680,713.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,592,056.50 : 3,496,874.25 = 3,496,874.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,592,056.50/3,496,874.25 = 3,496,874.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,592,056.50x = 3,496,874.25 × 3,496,874.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,592,056.50x = 12,228,129,520,313.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,228,129,520,313.06/1,592,056.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,680,713.29

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.