Home / 3,282,018-4,966,767

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,282,018 and 4,966,767

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,282,018 and 4,966,767 is: 7,516,343.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,282,018 : 4,966,767 = 4,966,767 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,282,018/4,966,767 = 4,966,767/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,282,018x = 4,966,767 × 4,966,767
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,282,018x = 24,668,774,432,289
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 24,668,774,432,289/3,282,018
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,516,343.43

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.