Home / 6,759,031.50-10,472,502.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,759,031.50 and 10,472,502.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,759,031.50 and 10,472,502.75 is: 16,226,187.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,759,031.50 : 10,472,502.75 = 10,472,502.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,759,031.50/10,472,502.75 = 10,472,502.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,759,031.50x = 10,472,502.75 × 10,472,502.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,759,031.50x = 109,673,313,848,757.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 109,673,313,848,757.56/6,759,031.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 16,226,187.71

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.