Home / 12,407,866.50-27,264,888

Finding the Third Proportional to 12,407,866.50 and 27,264,888

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 12,407,866.50 and 27,264,888 is: 59,911,518.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    12,407,866.50 : 27,264,888 = 27,264,888 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    12,407,866.50/27,264,888 = 27,264,888/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    12,407,866.50x = 27,264,888 × 27,264,888
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    12,407,866.50x = 743,374,117,652,544
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 743,374,117,652,544/12,407,866.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,911,518.04

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.20) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.