Home / 6,737,760-10,366,877

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,737,760 and 10,366,877

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,737,760 and 10,366,877 is: 15,950,722.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,737,760 : 10,366,877 = 10,366,877 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,737,760/10,366,877 = 10,366,877/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,737,760x = 10,366,877 × 10,366,877
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,737,760x = 107,472,138,733,129
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 107,472,138,733,129/6,737,760
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,950,722.31

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.