Home / 5,536,420-11,900,552

Finding the Third Proportional to 5,536,420 and 11,900,552

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 5,536,420 and 11,900,552 is: 25,580,273.52

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,536,420 : 11,900,552 = 11,900,552 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,536,420/11,900,552 = 11,900,552/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,536,420x = 11,900,552 × 11,900,552
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,536,420x = 141,623,137,904,704
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 141,623,137,904,704/5,536,420
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 25,580,273.52

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.