Home / 5,878,860-11,993,907

Finding the Third Proportional to 5,878,860 and 11,993,907

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 5,878,860 and 11,993,907 is: 24,469,676.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,878,860 : 11,993,907 = 11,993,907 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,878,860/11,993,907 = 11,993,907/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,878,860x = 11,993,907 × 11,993,907
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,878,860x = 143,853,805,124,649
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 143,853,805,124,649/5,878,860
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,469,676.97

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.04) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.