Home / 17,480,940.75-27,422,418.38

Finding the Third Proportional to 17,480,940.75 and 27,422,418.38

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 17,480,940.75 and 27,422,418.38 is: 43,017,652.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,480,940.75 : 27,422,418.38 = 27,422,418.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,480,940.75/27,422,418.38 = 27,422,418.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,480,940.75x = 27,422,418.38 × 27,422,418.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,480,940.75x = 751,989,029,533,537.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 751,989,029,533,537.62/17,480,940.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,017,652.21

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.