Home / 3,409,188.75-7,359,184.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,409,188.75 and 7,359,184.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,409,188.75 and 7,359,184.13 is: 15,885,770.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,409,188.75 : 7,359,184.13 = 7,359,184.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,409,188.75/7,359,184.13 = 7,359,184.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,409,188.75x = 7,359,184.13 × 7,359,184.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,409,188.75x = 54,157,590,985,652.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 54,157,590,985,652.02/3,409,188.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,885,770.77

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.