Home / 5,932,982.75-8,915,270.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 5,932,982.75 and 8,915,270.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 5,932,982.75 and 8,915,270.75 is: 13,396,643.12

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    5,932,982.75 : 8,915,270.75 = 8,915,270.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    5,932,982.75/8,915,270.75 = 8,915,270.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    5,932,982.75x = 8,915,270.75 × 8,915,270.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    5,932,982.75x = 79,482,052,545,805.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 79,482,052,545,805.56/5,932,982.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 13,396,643.12

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.