Home / 2,659,675-4,212,177

Finding the Third Proportional to 2,659,675 and 4,212,177

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 2,659,675 and 4,212,177 is: 6,670,903.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,659,675 : 4,212,177 = 4,212,177 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,659,675/4,212,177 = 4,212,177/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,659,675x = 4,212,177 × 4,212,177
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,659,675x = 17,742,435,079,329
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 17,742,435,079,329/2,659,675
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,670,903.43

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.58) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.