Home / 2,895,208.50-6,266,994

Finding the Third Proportional to 2,895,208.50 and 6,266,994

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 2,895,208.50 and 6,266,994 is: 13,565,590.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,895,208.50 : 6,266,994 = 6,266,994 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,895,208.50/6,266,994 = 6,266,994/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,895,208.50x = 6,266,994 × 6,266,994
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,895,208.50x = 39,275,213,796,036
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 39,275,213,796,036/2,895,208.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,565,590.80

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.