Home / 13,232,836.50-28,819,995.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 13,232,836.50 and 28,819,995.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 13,232,836.50 and 28,819,995.50 is: 62,767,505.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,232,836.50 : 28,819,995.50 = 28,819,995.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,232,836.50/28,819,995.50 = 28,819,995.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,232,836.50x = 28,819,995.50 × 28,819,995.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,232,836.50x = 830,592,140,620,020.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 830,592,140,620,020.25/13,232,836.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,767,505.71

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.