Home / 3,299,943.50-5,250,911.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,299,943.50 and 5,250,911.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,299,943.50 and 5,250,911.25 is: 8,355,315.46

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,299,943.50 : 5,250,911.25 = 5,250,911.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,299,943.50/5,250,911.25 = 5,250,911.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,299,943.50x = 5,250,911.25 × 5,250,911.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,299,943.50x = 27,572,068,955,376.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,572,068,955,376.56/3,299,943.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,355,315.46

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.