Home / 6,191,228.25-9,380,336.63

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,191,228.25 and 9,380,336.63

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,191,228.25 and 9,380,336.63 is: 14,212,158.18

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,191,228.25 : 9,380,336.63 = 9,380,336.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,191,228.25/9,380,336.63 = 9,380,336.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,191,228.25x = 9,380,336.63 × 9,380,336.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,191,228.25x = 87,990,715,198,316.39
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 87,990,715,198,316.39/6,191,228.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 14,212,158.18

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.