Home / 3,238,960.50-7,088,094

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,238,960.50 and 7,088,094

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,238,960.50 and 7,088,094 is: 15,511,481.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,238,960.50 : 7,088,094 = 7,088,094 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,238,960.50/7,088,094 = 7,088,094/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,238,960.50x = 7,088,094 × 7,088,094
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,238,960.50x = 50,241,076,552,836
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 50,241,076,552,836/3,238,960.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,511,481.71

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.