Home / 4,088,166.75-5,954,791.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,088,166.75 and 5,954,791.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,088,166.75 and 5,954,791.50 is: 8,673,702.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,088,166.75 : 5,954,791.50 = 5,954,791.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,088,166.75/5,954,791.50 = 5,954,791.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,088,166.75x = 5,954,791.50 × 5,954,791.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,088,166.75x = 35,459,541,808,472.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,459,541,808,472.25/4,088,166.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,673,702.41

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.46) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.