Home / 3,613,160.25-5,319,931.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,613,160.25 and 5,319,931.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,613,160.25 and 5,319,931.50 is: 7,832,941.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,613,160.25 : 5,319,931.50 = 5,319,931.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,613,160.25/5,319,931.50 = 5,319,931.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,613,160.25x = 5,319,931.50 × 5,319,931.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,613,160.25x = 28,301,671,164,692.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,301,671,164,692.25/3,613,160.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,832,941.03

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.