Home / 2,880,735-6,208,075.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 2,880,735 and 6,208,075.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 2,880,735 and 6,208,075.50 is: 13,378,600.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,880,735 : 6,208,075.50 = 6,208,075.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,880,735/6,208,075.50 = 6,208,075.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,880,735x = 6,208,075.50 × 6,208,075.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,880,735x = 38,540,201,413,700.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 38,540,201,413,700.25/2,880,735
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,378,600.05

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.