Home / 17,748,051-26,551,336

Finding the Third Proportional to 17,748,051 and 26,551,336

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 17,748,051 and 26,551,336 is: 39,721,175.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,748,051 : 26,551,336 = 26,551,336 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,748,051/26,551,336 = 26,551,336/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,748,051x = 26,551,336 × 26,551,336
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,748,051x = 704,973,443,384,896
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 704,973,443,384,896/17,748,051
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,721,175.21

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.