Home / 10,119,901.50-15,652,770.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 10,119,901.50 and 15,652,770.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 10,119,901.50 and 15,652,770.75 is: 24,210,634.08

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    10,119,901.50 : 15,652,770.75 = 15,652,770.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    10,119,901.50/15,652,770.75 = 15,652,770.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    10,119,901.50x = 15,652,770.75 × 15,652,770.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    10,119,901.50x = 245,009,232,152,055.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 245,009,232,152,055.56/10,119,901.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 24,210,634.08

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.