Home / 3,840,884-5,946,825

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,840,884 and 5,946,825

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,840,884 and 5,946,825 is: 9,207,444.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,840,884 : 5,946,825 = 5,946,825 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,840,884/5,946,825 = 5,946,825/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,840,884x = 5,946,825 × 5,946,825
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,840,884x = 35,364,727,580,625
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,364,727,580,625/3,840,884
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,207,444.84

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.