Home / 4,058,593.59-8,453,028.38

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,058,593.59 and 8,453,028.38

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,058,593.59 and 8,453,028.38 is: 17,605,529.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,058,593.59 : 8,453,028.38 = 8,453,028.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,058,593.59/8,453,028.38 = 8,453,028.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,058,593.59x = 8,453,028.38 × 8,453,028.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,058,593.59x = 71,453,688,708,555.14
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 71,453,688,708,555.14/4,058,593.59
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 17,605,529.37

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.