Home / 4,010,513.50-8,351,507

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,010,513.50 and 8,351,507

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,010,513.50 and 8,351,507 is: 17,391,206.68

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,010,513.50 : 8,351,507 = 8,351,507 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,010,513.50/8,351,507 = 8,351,507/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,010,513.50x = 8,351,507 × 8,351,507
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,010,513.50x = 69,747,669,171,049
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 69,747,669,171,049/4,010,513.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,391,206.68

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.08) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.