Home / 3,624,480-5,758,128

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,624,480 and 5,758,128

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,624,480 and 5,758,128 is: 9,147,805.50

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,624,480 : 5,758,128 = 5,758,128 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,624,480/5,758,128 = 5,758,128/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,624,480x = 5,758,128 × 5,758,128
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,624,480x = 33,156,038,064,384
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 33,156,038,064,384/3,624,480
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,147,805.50

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.