Home / 15,438,258-32,873,220

Finding the Third Proportional to 15,438,258 and 32,873,220

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 15,438,258 and 32,873,220 is: 69,998,091.31

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,438,258 : 32,873,220 = 32,873,220 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,438,258/32,873,220 = 32,873,220/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,438,258x = 32,873,220 × 32,873,220
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,438,258x = 1,080,648,593,168,400
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,080,648,593,168,400/15,438,258
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,998,091.31

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 7,719,129 and 16,436,610
Half scale
Find third proportional to 30,876,516 and 65,746,440
Double scale
Find third proportional to 15,438,260 and 32,873,224
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 23,157,387 and 49,309,830
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.13) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.