Home / 4,383,760.50-6,878,526.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,383,760.50 and 6,878,526.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,383,760.50 and 6,878,526.75 is: 10,793,046.35

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,383,760.50 : 6,878,526.75 = 6,878,526.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,383,760.50/6,878,526.75 = 6,878,526.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,383,760.50x = 6,878,526.75 × 6,878,526.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,383,760.50x = 47,314,130,250,465.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 47,314,130,250,465.56/4,383,760.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,793,046.35

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.