Home / 5,748,578-9,017,811

Finding the Third Proportional to 5,748,578 and 9,017,811

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 5,748,578 and 9,017,811 is: 14,146,266.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,748,578 : 9,017,811 = 9,017,811 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,748,578/9,017,811 = 9,017,811/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,748,578x = 9,017,811 × 9,017,811
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,748,578x = 81,320,915,231,721
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 81,320,915,231,721/5,748,578
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,146,266.30

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.