Home / 3,046,780.50-6,513,465

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,046,780.50 and 6,513,465

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,046,780.50 and 6,513,465 is: 13,924,608.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,046,780.50 : 6,513,465 = 6,513,465 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,046,780.50/6,513,465 = 6,513,465/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,046,780.50x = 6,513,465 × 6,513,465
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,046,780.50x = 42,425,226,306,225
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 42,425,226,306,225/3,046,780.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,924,608.72

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.