Home / 3,168,670.50-6,842,376

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,168,670.50 and 6,842,376

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,168,670.50 and 6,842,376 is: 14,775,316.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,168,670.50 : 6,842,376 = 6,842,376 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,168,670.50/6,842,376 = 6,842,376/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,168,670.50x = 6,842,376 × 6,842,376
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,168,670.50x = 46,818,109,325,376
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 46,818,109,325,376/3,168,670.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,775,316.44

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.