Home / 1,636,580.25-3,556,445.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,636,580.25 and 3,556,445.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,636,580.25 and 3,556,445.25 is: 7,728,495.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,636,580.25 : 3,556,445.25 = 3,556,445.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,636,580.25/3,556,445.25 = 3,556,445.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,636,580.25x = 3,556,445.25 × 3,556,445.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,636,580.25x = 12,648,302,816,247.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 12,648,302,816,247.56/1,636,580.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,728,495.33

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.