Home / 6,395,542.50-9,840,331.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,395,542.50 and 9,840,331.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,395,542.50 and 9,840,331.13 is: 15,140,563.39

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,395,542.50 : 9,840,331.13 = 9,840,331.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,395,542.50/9,840,331.13 = 9,840,331.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,395,542.50x = 9,840,331.13 × 9,840,331.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,395,542.50x = 96,832,116,649,643.77
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 96,832,116,649,643.77/6,395,542.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,140,563.39

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.