Home / 2,746,896.75-4,040,940.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 2,746,896.75 and 4,040,940.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 2,746,896.75 and 4,040,940.75 is: 5,944,599.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,746,896.75 : 4,040,940.75 = 4,040,940.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,746,896.75/4,040,940.75 = 4,040,940.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,746,896.75x = 4,040,940.75 × 4,040,940.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,746,896.75x = 16,329,202,145,010.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,329,202,145,010.56/2,746,896.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,944,599.90

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.