Home / 17,474,130-27,352,011

Finding the Third Proportional to 17,474,130 and 27,352,011

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 17,474,130 and 27,352,011 is: 42,813,719.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,474,130 : 27,352,011 = 27,352,011 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,474,130/27,352,011 = 27,352,011/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,474,130x = 27,352,011 × 27,352,011
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,474,130x = 748,132,505,744,121
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 748,132,505,744,121/17,474,130
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,813,719.81

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.