Home / 13,548,060-21,814,440.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 13,548,060 and 21,814,440.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 13,548,060 and 21,814,440.75 is: 35,124,573.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    13,548,060 : 21,814,440.75 = 21,814,440.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    13,548,060/21,814,440.75 = 21,814,440.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    13,548,060x = 21,814,440.75 × 21,814,440.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    13,548,060x = 475,869,825,235,260.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 475,869,825,235,260.56/13,548,060
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,124,573.20

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.61) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.