Home / 10,782,390.38-23,208,927.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 10,782,390.38 and 23,208,927.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 10,782,390.38 and 23,208,927.75 is: 49,956,856.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    10,782,390.38 : 23,208,927.75 = 23,208,927.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    10,782,390.38/23,208,927.75 = 23,208,927.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    10,782,390.38x = 23,208,927.75 × 23,208,927.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    10,782,390.38x = 538,654,327,304,720.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 538,654,327,304,720.06/10,782,390.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 49,956,856.37

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.