Home / 2,984,592-6,395,041.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 2,984,592 and 6,395,041.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 2,984,592 and 6,395,041.50 is: 13,702,561.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    2,984,592 : 6,395,041.50 = 6,395,041.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    2,984,592/6,395,041.50 = 6,395,041.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    2,984,592x = 6,395,041.50 × 6,395,041.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    2,984,592x = 40,896,555,786,722.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 40,896,555,786,722.25/2,984,592
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,702,561.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.