Home / 2,735,232.38-5,952,087.38

Finding the Third Proportional to 2,735,232.38 and 5,952,087.38

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 2,735,232.38 and 5,952,087.38 is: 12,952,224.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,735,232.38 : 5,952,087.38 = 5,952,087.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,735,232.38/5,952,087.38 = 5,952,087.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,735,232.38x = 5,952,087.38 × 5,952,087.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,735,232.38x = 35,427,344,119,634.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,427,344,119,634.39/2,735,232.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,952,224.62

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.