Home / 5,269,665-7,860,781.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 5,269,665 and 7,860,781.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 5,269,665 and 7,860,781.50 is: 11,725,960.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,269,665 : 7,860,781.50 = 7,860,781.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,269,665/7,860,781.50 = 7,860,781.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,269,665x = 7,860,781.50 × 7,860,781.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,269,665x = 61,791,885,790,742.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 61,791,885,790,742.25/5,269,665
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 11,725,960.91

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.