Home / 2,829,978-4,000,569.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 2,829,978 and 4,000,569.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 2,829,978 and 4,000,569.75 is: 5,655,364.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,829,978 : 4,000,569.75 = 4,000,569.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,829,978/4,000,569.75 = 4,000,569.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,829,978x = 4,000,569.75 × 4,000,569.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,829,978x = 16,004,558,324,615.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 16,004,558,324,615.06/2,829,978
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 5,655,364.93

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.41) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.