Home / 5,744,635.88-12,446,677.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 5,744,635.88 and 12,446,677.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 5,744,635.88 and 12,446,677.13 is: 26,967,726.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,744,635.88 : 12,446,677.13 = 12,446,677.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,744,635.88/12,446,677.13 = 12,446,677.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,744,635.88x = 12,446,677.13 × 12,446,677.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,744,635.88x = 154,919,771,453,998.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 154,919,771,453,998.25/5,744,635.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,967,726.91

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.