Home / 3,117,579.75-6,699,289.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,117,579.75 and 6,699,289.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,117,579.75 and 6,699,289.50 is: 14,395,936.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,117,579.75 : 6,699,289.50 = 6,699,289.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,117,579.75/6,699,289.50 = 6,699,289.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,117,579.75x = 6,699,289.50 × 6,699,289.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,117,579.75x = 44,880,479,804,810.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 44,880,479,804,810.25/3,117,579.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,395,936.40

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.