Home / 3,362,782.50-4,718,648.63

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,362,782.50 and 4,718,648.63

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,362,782.50 and 4,718,648.63 is: 6,621,196.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,362,782.50 : 4,718,648.63 = 4,718,648.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,362,782.50/4,718,648.63 = 4,718,648.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,362,782.50x = 4,718,648.63 × 4,718,648.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,362,782.50x = 22,265,644,846,214.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 22,265,644,846,214.39/3,362,782.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 6,621,196.84

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.40) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.