Home / 14,685,763.50-20,644,277.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 14,685,763.50 and 20,644,277.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 14,685,763.50 and 20,644,277.25 is: 29,020,362.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,685,763.50 : 20,644,277.25 = 20,644,277.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,685,763.50/20,644,277.25 = 20,644,277.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,685,763.50x = 20,644,277.25 × 20,644,277.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,685,763.50x = 426,186,183,174,867.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 426,186,183,174,867.56/14,685,763.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 29,020,362.69

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.41) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.