Home / 3,604,680-5,407,737.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,604,680 and 5,407,737.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,604,680 and 5,407,737.75 is: 8,112,683.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,604,680 : 5,407,737.75 = 5,407,737.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,604,680/5,407,737.75 = 5,407,737.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,604,680x = 5,407,737.75 × 5,407,737.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,604,680x = 29,243,627,572,775.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 29,243,627,572,775.06/3,604,680
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,112,683.39

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.