Home / 14,844,633.75-22,985,258.63

Finding the Third Proportional to 14,844,633.75 and 22,985,258.63

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 14,844,633.75 and 22,985,258.63 is: 35,590,107.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    14,844,633.75 : 22,985,258.63 = 22,985,258.63 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    14,844,633.75/22,985,258.63 = 22,985,258.63/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    14,844,633.75x = 22,985,258.63 × 22,985,258.63
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    14,844,633.75x = 528,322,114,058,136.88
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 528,322,114,058,136.88/14,844,633.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,590,107.71

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.