Home / 13,223,538-20,433,719.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 13,223,538 and 20,433,719.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 13,223,538 and 20,433,719.50 is: 31,575,278.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,223,538 : 20,433,719.50 = 20,433,719.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,223,538/20,433,719.50 = 20,433,719.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,223,538x = 20,433,719.50 × 20,433,719.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,223,538x = 417,536,892,604,680.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 417,536,892,604,680.25/13,223,538
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,575,278.31

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.