Home / 3,207,833.50-6,681,059

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,207,833.50 and 6,681,059

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,207,833.50 and 6,681,059 is: 13,914,858.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,207,833.50 : 6,681,059 = 6,681,059 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,207,833.50/6,681,059 = 6,681,059/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,207,833.50x = 6,681,059 × 6,681,059
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,207,833.50x = 44,636,549,361,481
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 44,636,549,361,481/3,207,833.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,914,858.54

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.08) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.