Home / 2,366,597.50-5,183,674

Finding the Third Proportional to 2,366,597.50 and 5,183,674

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 2,366,597.50 and 5,183,674 is: 11,354,054.14

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,366,597.50 : 5,183,674 = 5,183,674 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,366,597.50/5,183,674 = 5,183,674/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,366,597.50x = 5,183,674 × 5,183,674
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,366,597.50x = 26,870,476,138,276
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,870,476,138,276/2,366,597.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,354,054.14

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.