Home / 2,753,311.50-5,964,192

Finding the Third Proportional to 2,753,311.50 and 5,964,192

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 2,753,311.50 and 5,964,192 is: 12,919,564.75

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,753,311.50 : 5,964,192 = 5,964,192 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,753,311.50/5,964,192 = 5,964,192/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,753,311.50x = 5,964,192 × 5,964,192
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,753,311.50x = 35,571,586,212,864
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,571,586,212,864/2,753,311.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,919,564.75

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.