Home / 4,028,946.75-6,247,661.63

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,028,946.75 and 6,247,661.63

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,028,946.75 and 6,247,661.63 is: 9,688,208.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,028,946.75 : 6,247,661.63 = 6,247,661.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,028,946.75/6,247,661.63 = 6,247,661.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,028,946.75x = 6,247,661.63 × 6,247,661.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,028,946.75x = 39,033,275,780,497.64
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 39,033,275,780,497.64/4,028,946.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 9,688,208.41

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.