Home / 14,215,321-20,259,685.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 14,215,321 and 20,259,685.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 14,215,321 and 20,259,685.50 is: 28,874,118.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,215,321 : 20,259,685.50 = 20,259,685.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,215,321/20,259,685.50 = 20,259,685.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,215,321x = 20,259,685.50 × 20,259,685.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,215,321x = 410,454,856,558,910.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 410,454,856,558,910.25/14,215,321
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,874,118.04

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.43) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.