Home / 2,633,340-5,639,931

Finding the Third Proportional to 2,633,340 and 5,639,931

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 2,633,340 and 5,639,931 is: 12,079,268.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,633,340 : 5,639,931 = 5,639,931 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,633,340/5,639,931 = 5,639,931/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,633,340x = 5,639,931 × 5,639,931
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,633,340x = 31,808,821,684,761
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,808,821,684,761/2,633,340
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,079,268.79

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.