Home / 4,738,353.50-6,929,823

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,738,353.50 and 6,929,823

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,738,353.50 and 6,929,823 is: 10,134,838.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,738,353.50 : 6,929,823 = 6,929,823 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,738,353.50/6,929,823 = 6,929,823/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,738,353.50x = 6,929,823 × 6,929,823
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,738,353.50x = 48,022,446,811,329
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 48,022,446,811,329/4,738,353.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 10,134,838.36

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.