Home / 3,295,090.13-5,101,633.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,295,090.13 and 5,101,633.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,295,090.13 and 5,101,633.13 is: 7,898,618.72

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,295,090.13 : 5,101,633.13 = 5,101,633.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,295,090.13/5,101,633.13 = 5,101,633.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,295,090.13x = 5,101,633.13 × 5,101,633.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,295,090.13x = 26,026,660,542,097.27
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,026,660,542,097.27/3,295,090.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,898,618.72

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.