Home / 15,845,716.75-34,401,669

Finding the Third Proportional to 15,845,716.75 and 34,401,669

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 15,845,716.75 and 34,401,669 is: 74,687,364.96

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,845,716.75 : 34,401,669 = 34,401,669 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,845,716.75/34,401,669 = 34,401,669/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,845,716.75x = 34,401,669 × 34,401,669
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,845,716.75x = 1,183,474,829,985,561
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,183,474,829,985,561/15,845,716.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 74,687,364.96

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.