Home / 5,199,236.75-8,093,119.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 5,199,236.75 and 8,093,119.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 5,199,236.75 and 8,093,119.75 is: 12,597,731.25

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,199,236.75 : 8,093,119.75 = 8,093,119.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,199,236.75/8,093,119.75 = 8,093,119.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,199,236.75x = 8,093,119.75 × 8,093,119.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,199,236.75x = 65,498,587,287,840.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 65,498,587,287,840.06/5,199,236.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 12,597,731.25

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.56) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.