Home / 3,694,739.06-5,883,599.53

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,694,739.06 and 5,883,599.53

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,694,739.06 and 5,883,599.53 is: 9,369,198.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,694,739.06 : 5,883,599.53 = 5,883,599.53 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,694,739.06/5,883,599.53 = 5,883,599.53/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,694,739.06x = 5,883,599.53 × 5,883,599.53
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,694,739.06x = 34,616,743,444,125.22
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 34,616,743,444,125.22/3,694,739.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,369,198.44

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.