Home / 4,712,749.50-7,252,833

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,712,749.50 and 7,252,833

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,712,749.50 and 7,252,833 is: 11,161,973.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,712,749.50 : 7,252,833 = 7,252,833 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,712,749.50/7,252,833 = 7,252,833/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,712,749.50x = 7,252,833 × 7,252,833
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,712,749.50x = 52,603,586,525,889
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 52,603,586,525,889/4,712,749.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,161,973.82

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.