Home / 3,890,778.75-5,848,696.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,890,778.75 and 5,848,696.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,890,778.75 and 5,848,696.13 is: 8,791,876.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,890,778.75 : 5,848,696.13 = 5,848,696.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,890,778.75/5,848,696.13 = 5,848,696.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,890,778.75x = 5,848,696.13 × 5,848,696.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,890,778.75x = 34,207,246,362,590.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 34,207,246,362,590.02/3,890,778.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,791,876.53

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.