Home / 4,215,381.75-8,762,104.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,215,381.75 and 8,762,104.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,215,381.75 and 8,762,104.13 is: 18,212,933.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,215,381.75 : 8,762,104.13 = 8,762,104.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,215,381.75/8,762,104.13 = 8,762,104.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,215,381.75x = 8,762,104.13 × 8,762,104.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,215,381.75x = 76,774,468,697,342.02
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 76,774,468,697,342.02/4,215,381.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,212,933.79

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.