Home / 13,521,753-20,950,606.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 13,521,753 and 20,950,606.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 13,521,753 and 20,950,606.50 is: 32,460,873.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,521,753 : 20,950,606.50 = 20,950,606.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,521,753/20,950,606.50 = 20,950,606.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,521,753x = 20,950,606.50 × 20,950,606.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,521,753x = 438,927,912,717,842.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 438,927,912,717,842.25/13,521,753
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,460,873.43

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.