Home / 4,867,391.25-7,566,579

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,867,391.25 and 7,566,579

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,867,391.25 and 7,566,579 is: 11,762,587.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,867,391.25 : 7,566,579 = 7,566,579 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,867,391.25/7,566,579 = 7,566,579/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,867,391.25x = 7,566,579 × 7,566,579
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,867,391.25x = 57,253,117,763,241
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 57,253,117,763,241/4,867,391.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,762,587.97

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.