Home / 3,918,091.50-5,936,292.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 3,918,091.50 and 5,936,292.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 3,918,091.50 and 5,936,292.75 is: 8,994,065.51

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    3,918,091.50 : 5,936,292.75 = 5,936,292.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    3,918,091.50/5,936,292.75 = 5,936,292.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    3,918,091.50x = 5,936,292.75 × 5,936,292.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    3,918,091.50x = 35,239,571,613,702.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,239,571,613,702.56/3,918,091.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,994,065.51

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.