Home / 3,222,702-4,660,596

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,222,702 and 4,660,596

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,222,702 and 4,660,596 is: 6,740,044.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,222,702 : 4,660,596 = 4,660,596 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,222,702/4,660,596 = 4,660,596/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,222,702x = 4,660,596 × 4,660,596
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,222,702x = 21,721,155,075,216
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 21,721,155,075,216/3,222,702
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,740,044.56

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.45) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.