Home / 6,142,216.50-9,634,446

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,142,216.50 and 9,634,446

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,142,216.50 and 9,634,446 is: 15,112,223.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,142,216.50 : 9,634,446 = 9,634,446 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,142,216.50/9,634,446 = 9,634,446/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,142,216.50x = 9,634,446 × 9,634,446
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,142,216.50x = 92,822,549,726,916
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 92,822,549,726,916/6,142,216.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,112,223.69

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.