Home / 15,958,060-25,273,076

Finding the Third Proportional to 15,958,060 and 25,273,076

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 15,958,060 and 25,273,076 is: 40,025,439.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    15,958,060 : 25,273,076 = 25,273,076 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    15,958,060/25,273,076 = 25,273,076/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    15,958,060x = 25,273,076 × 25,273,076
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    15,958,060x = 638,728,370,501,776
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 638,728,370,501,776/15,958,060
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,025,439.84

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.58) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.