Home / 3,685,493.25-5,579,796.38

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,685,493.25 and 5,579,796.38

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,685,493.25 and 5,579,796.38 is: 8,447,750.54

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,685,493.25 : 5,579,796.38 = 5,579,796.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,685,493.25/5,579,796.38 = 5,579,796.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,685,493.25x = 5,579,796.38 × 5,579,796.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,685,493.25x = 31,134,127,586,463.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 31,134,127,586,463.14/3,685,493.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,447,750.54

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.