Home / 3,216,876.19-5,015,221.31

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,216,876.19 and 5,015,221.31

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,216,876.19 and 5,015,221.31 is: 7,818,903.60

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,216,876.19 : 5,015,221.31 = 5,015,221.31 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,216,876.19/5,015,221.31 = 5,015,221.31/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,216,876.19x = 5,015,221.31 × 5,015,221.31
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,216,876.19x = 25,152,444,813,354.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 25,152,444,813,354.22/3,216,876.19
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,818,903.60

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.56) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.