Home / 3,875,140.50-6,380,824.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,875,140.50 and 6,380,824.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,875,140.50 and 6,380,824.50 is: 10,506,695.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,875,140.50 : 6,380,824.50 = 6,380,824.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,875,140.50/6,380,824.50 = 6,380,824.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,875,140.50x = 6,380,824.50 × 6,380,824.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,875,140.50x = 40,714,921,299,800.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 40,714,921,299,800.25/3,875,140.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,506,695.51

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.65) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.