Home / 5,088,878-10,974,917

Finding the Third Proportional to 5,088,878 and 10,974,917

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 5,088,878 and 10,974,917 is: 23,669,029.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,088,878 : 10,974,917 = 10,974,917 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,088,878/10,974,917 = 10,974,917/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,088,878x = 10,974,917 × 10,974,917
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,088,878x = 120,448,803,156,889
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 120,448,803,156,889/5,088,878
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,669,029.43

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.