Home / 6,221,419-12,939,468

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,221,419 and 12,939,468

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,221,419 and 12,939,468 is: 26,911,839.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,221,419 : 12,939,468 = 12,939,468 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,221,419/12,939,468 = 12,939,468/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,221,419x = 12,939,468 × 12,939,468
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,221,419x = 167,429,832,123,024
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 167,429,832,123,024/6,221,419
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 26,911,839.91

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.08) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.