Home / 16,041,583.50-33,405,087

Finding the Third Proportional to 16,041,583.50 and 33,405,087

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 16,041,583.50 and 33,405,087 is: 69,562,947.91

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,041,583.50 : 33,405,087 = 33,405,087 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,041,583.50/33,405,087 = 33,405,087/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,041,583.50x = 33,405,087 × 33,405,087
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,041,583.50x = 1,115,899,837,477,569
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,115,899,837,477,569/16,041,583.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 69,562,947.91

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.08) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.