Home / 3,146,091.75-4,858,222.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,146,091.75 and 4,858,222.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,146,091.75 and 4,858,222.75 is: 7,502,110.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,146,091.75 : 4,858,222.75 = 4,858,222.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,146,091.75/4,858,222.75 = 4,858,222.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,146,091.75x = 4,858,222.75 × 4,858,222.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,146,091.75x = 23,602,328,288,617.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 23,602,328,288,617.56/3,146,091.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,502,110.61

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.