Home / 12,114,799.17-25,932,538.55

Finding the Third Proportional to 12,114,799.17 and 25,932,538.55

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 12,114,799.17 and 25,932,538.55 is: 55,510,334.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,114,799.17 : 25,932,538.55 = 25,932,538.55 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,114,799.17/25,932,538.55 = 25,932,538.55/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,114,799.17x = 25,932,538.55 × 25,932,538.55
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,114,799.17x = 672,496,555,485,157.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 672,496,555,485,157.75/12,114,799.17
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,510,334.59

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.