Home / 3,501,187.50-7,599,915

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,501,187.50 and 7,599,915

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,501,187.50 and 7,599,915 is: 16,496,890.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,501,187.50 : 7,599,915 = 7,599,915 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,501,187.50/7,599,915 = 7,599,915/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,501,187.50x = 7,599,915 × 7,599,915
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,501,187.50x = 57,758,708,007,225
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 57,758,708,007,225/3,501,187.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,496,890.84

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.