Home / 15,671,928-23,744,911

Finding the Third Proportional to 15,671,928 and 23,744,911

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 15,671,928 and 23,744,911 is: 35,976,479.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,671,928 : 23,744,911 = 23,744,911 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,671,928/23,744,911 = 23,744,911/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,671,928x = 23,744,911 × 23,744,911
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,671,928x = 563,820,798,397,921
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 563,820,798,397,921/15,671,928
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 35,976,479.63

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.