Home / 14,023,109.25-20,978,773.88

Finding the Third Proportional to 14,023,109.25 and 20,978,773.88

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 14,023,109.25 and 20,978,773.88 is: 31,384,548.57

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,023,109.25 : 20,978,773.88 = 20,978,773.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,023,109.25/20,978,773.88 = 20,978,773.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,023,109.25x = 20,978,773.88 × 20,978,773.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,023,109.25x = 440,108,953,298,382.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 440,108,953,298,382.50/14,023,109.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 31,384,548.57

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.