Home / 10,140,150.38-20,988,888.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 10,140,150.38 and 20,988,888.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 10,140,150.38 and 20,988,888.75 is: 43,444,469.23

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    10,140,150.38 : 20,988,888.75 = 20,988,888.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    10,140,150.38/20,988,888.75 = 20,988,888.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    10,140,150.38x = 20,988,888.75 × 20,988,888.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    10,140,150.38x = 440,533,450,959,876.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 440,533,450,959,876.56/10,140,150.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,444,469.23

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.07) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.