Home / 16,550,190-25,831,116

Finding the Third Proportional to 16,550,190 and 25,831,116

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 16,550,190 and 25,831,116 is: 40,316,549.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,550,190 : 25,831,116 = 25,831,116 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,550,190/25,831,116 = 25,831,116/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,550,190x = 25,831,116 × 25,831,116
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,550,190x = 667,246,553,805,456
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 667,246,553,805,456/16,550,190
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,316,549.47

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.56) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.