Home / 2,339,860.50-5,110,335

Finding the Third Proportional to 2,339,860.50 and 5,110,335

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 2,339,860.50 and 5,110,335 is: 11,161,145.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,339,860.50 : 5,110,335 = 5,110,335 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,339,860.50/5,110,335 = 5,110,335/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,339,860.50x = 5,110,335 × 5,110,335
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,339,860.50x = 26,115,523,812,225
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,115,523,812,225/2,339,860.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,161,145.64

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.