Home / 17,045,483.63-25,587,908.44

Finding the Third Proportional to 17,045,483.63 and 25,587,908.44

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 17,045,483.63 and 25,587,908.44 is: 38,411,409.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,045,483.63 : 25,587,908.44 = 25,587,908.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,045,483.63/25,587,908.44 = 25,587,908.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,045,483.63x = 25,587,908.44 × 25,587,908.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,045,483.63x = 654,741,058,205,883.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 654,741,058,205,883.75/17,045,483.63
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,411,409.88

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.