Home / 5,850,320-8,931,000

Finding the Third Proportional to 5,850,320 and 8,931,000

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 5,850,320 and 8,931,000 is: 13,633,914.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,850,320 : 8,931,000 = 8,931,000 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,850,320/8,931,000 = 8,931,000/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,850,320x = 8,931,000 × 8,931,000
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,850,320x = 79,762,761,000,000
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 79,762,761,000,000/5,850,320
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,633,914.21

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.53) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.