Home / 15,441,031.50-20,585,622.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 15,441,031.50 and 20,585,622.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 15,441,031.50 and 20,585,622.75 is: 27,444,271.71

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,441,031.50 : 20,585,622.75 = 20,585,622.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,441,031.50/20,585,622.75 = 20,585,622.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,441,031.50x = 20,585,622.75 × 20,585,622.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,441,031.50x = 423,767,864,005,317.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 423,767,864,005,317.56/15,441,031.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 27,444,271.71

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.33) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.