Home / 3,177,036-6,960,549

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,177,036 and 6,960,549

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,177,036 and 6,960,549 is: 15,249,824.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,177,036 : 6,960,549 = 6,960,549 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,177,036/6,960,549 = 6,960,549/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,177,036x = 6,960,549 × 6,960,549
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,177,036x = 48,449,242,381,401
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 48,449,242,381,401/3,177,036
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,249,824.80

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.