Home / 5,894,772-9,373,608

Finding the Third Proportional to 5,894,772 and 9,373,608

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 5,894,772 and 9,373,608 is: 14,905,500.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,894,772 : 9,373,608 = 9,373,608 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,894,772/9,373,608 = 9,373,608/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,894,772x = 9,373,608 × 9,373,608
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,894,772x = 87,864,526,937,664
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 87,864,526,937,664/5,894,772
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,905,500.49

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.