Home / 3,727,944-7,999,632

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,727,944 and 7,999,632

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,727,944 and 7,999,632 is: 17,166,060.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,727,944 : 7,999,632 = 7,999,632 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,727,944/7,999,632 = 7,999,632/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,727,944x = 7,999,632 × 7,999,632
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,727,944x = 63,994,112,135,424
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 63,994,112,135,424/3,727,944
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,166,060.47

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.