Home / 3,743,925-5,350,167

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,743,925 and 5,350,167

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,743,925 and 5,350,167 is: 7,645,528.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,743,925 : 5,350,167 = 5,350,167 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,743,925/5,350,167 = 5,350,167/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,743,925x = 5,350,167 × 5,350,167
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,743,925x = 28,624,286,927,889
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 28,624,286,927,889/3,743,925
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 7,645,528.94

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.43) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.