Home / 4,517,699.06-6,882,413.06

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,517,699.06 and 6,882,413.06

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,517,699.06 and 6,882,413.06 is: 10,484,897.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,517,699.06 : 6,882,413.06 = 6,882,413.06 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,517,699.06/6,882,413.06 = 6,882,413.06/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,517,699.06x = 6,882,413.06 × 6,882,413.06
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,517,699.06x = 47,367,609,562,870.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 47,367,609,562,870.62/4,517,699.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,484,897.05

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.