Home / 3,421,741.50-5,296,407.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,421,741.50 and 5,296,407.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,421,741.50 and 5,296,407.75 is: 8,198,145.61

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,421,741.50 : 5,296,407.75 = 5,296,407.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,421,741.50/5,296,407.75 = 5,296,407.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,421,741.50x = 5,296,407.75 × 5,296,407.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,421,741.50x = 28,051,935,054,260.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,051,935,054,260.06/3,421,741.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,198,145.61

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.