Home / 6,984,579-10,433,852.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,984,579 and 10,433,852.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,984,579 and 10,433,852.25 is: 15,586,518.93

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,984,579 : 10,433,852.25 = 10,433,852.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,984,579/10,433,852.25 = 10,433,852.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,984,579x = 10,433,852.25 × 10,433,852.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,984,579x = 108,865,272,774,830.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 108,865,272,774,830.06/6,984,579
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 15,586,518.93

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.