Home / 3,531,819.38-5,297,730.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,531,819.38 and 5,297,730.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,531,819.38 and 5,297,730.75 is: 7,946,598.66

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,531,819.38 : 5,297,730.75 = 5,297,730.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,531,819.38/5,297,730.75 = 5,297,730.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,531,819.38x = 5,297,730.75 × 5,297,730.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,531,819.38x = 28,065,951,099,495.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,065,951,099,495.56/3,531,819.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,946,598.66

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.