Home / 3,447,325-5,218,980

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,447,325 and 5,218,980

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,447,325 and 5,218,980 is: 7,901,126.89

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,447,325 : 5,218,980 = 5,218,980 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,447,325/5,218,980 = 5,218,980/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,447,325x = 5,218,980 × 5,218,980
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,447,325x = 27,237,752,240,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 27,237,752,240,400/3,447,325
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,901,126.89

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.