Home / 3,452,195-5,178,296

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,452,195 and 5,178,296

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,452,195 and 5,178,296 is: 7,767,449.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,452,195 : 5,178,296 = 5,178,296 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,452,195/5,178,296 = 5,178,296/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,452,195x = 5,178,296 × 5,178,296
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,452,195x = 26,814,749,463,616
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,814,749,463,616/3,452,195
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,767,449.25

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.