Home / 16,910,529.75-36,212,544

Finding the Third Proportional to 16,910,529.75 and 36,212,544

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 16,910,529.75 and 36,212,544 is: 77,546,260.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,910,529.75 : 36,212,544 = 36,212,544 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,910,529.75/36,212,544 = 36,212,544/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,910,529.75x = 36,212,544 × 36,212,544
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,910,529.75x = 1,311,348,342,951,936
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,311,348,342,951,936/16,910,529.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 77,546,260.37

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.