Home / 2,446,676-5,756,539

Finding the Third Proportional to 2,446,676 and 5,756,539

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 2,446,676 and 5,756,539 is: 13,543,984.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,446,676 : 5,756,539 = 5,756,539 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,446,676/5,756,539 = 5,756,539/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,446,676x = 5,756,539 × 5,756,539
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,446,676x = 33,137,741,258,521
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 33,137,741,258,521/2,446,676
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,543,984.27

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.35) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.