Home / 17,174,416.50-37,039,175.44

Finding the Third Proportional to 17,174,416.50 and 37,039,175.44

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 17,174,416.50 and 37,039,175.44 is: 79,880,473.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,174,416.50 : 37,039,175.44 = 37,039,175.44 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,174,416.50/37,039,175.44 = 37,039,175.44/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,174,416.50x = 37,039,175.44 × 37,039,175.44
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,174,416.50x = 1,371,900,517,089,903.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,371,900,517,089,903.25/17,174,416.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 79,880,473.21

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.