Home / 3,362,719.50-5,353,344.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,362,719.50 and 5,353,344.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,362,719.50 and 5,353,344.75 is: 8,522,358.17

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,362,719.50 : 5,353,344.75 = 5,353,344.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,362,719.50/5,353,344.75 = 5,353,344.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,362,719.50x = 5,353,344.75 × 5,353,344.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,362,719.50x = 28,658,300,012,352.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,658,300,012,352.56/3,362,719.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,522,358.17

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.