Home / 3,269,443.50-4,488,054.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,269,443.50 and 4,488,054.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,269,443.50 and 4,488,054.75 is: 6,160,875.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,269,443.50 : 4,488,054.75 = 4,488,054.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,269,443.50/4,488,054.75 = 4,488,054.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,269,443.50x = 4,488,054.75 × 4,488,054.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,269,443.50x = 20,142,635,438,997.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 20,142,635,438,997.56/3,269,443.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,160,875.83

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.37) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.