Home / 3,669,158-8,633,309

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,669,158 and 8,633,309

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,669,158 and 8,633,309 is: 20,313,658.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,669,158 : 8,633,309 = 8,633,309 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,669,158/8,633,309 = 8,633,309/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,669,158x = 8,633,309 × 8,633,309
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,669,158x = 74,534,024,289,481
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 74,534,024,289,481/3,669,158
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,313,658.96

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.35) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.