Home / 13,432,756.50-20,261,529

Finding the Third Proportional to 13,432,756.50 and 20,261,529

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 13,432,756.50 and 20,261,529 is: 30,561,825.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,432,756.50 : 20,261,529 = 20,261,529 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,432,756.50/20,261,529 = 20,261,529/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,432,756.50x = 20,261,529 × 20,261,529
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,432,756.50x = 410,529,557,417,841
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 410,529,557,417,841/13,432,756.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 30,561,825.30

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.