Home / 2,236,398.75-4,868,746.88

Finding the Third Proportional to 2,236,398.75 and 4,868,746.88

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 2,236,398.75 and 4,868,746.88 is: 10,599,494.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,236,398.75 : 4,868,746.88 = 4,868,746.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,236,398.75/4,868,746.88 = 4,868,746.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,236,398.75x = 4,868,746.88 × 4,868,746.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,236,398.75x = 23,704,696,132,822.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,704,696,132,822.27/2,236,398.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,599,494.45

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.