Home / 17,764,960.50-38,742,624

Finding the Third Proportional to 17,764,960.50 and 38,742,624

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 17,764,960.50 and 38,742,624 is: 84,491,655.04

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,764,960.50 : 38,742,624 = 38,742,624 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,764,960.50/38,742,624 = 38,742,624/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,764,960.50x = 38,742,624 × 38,742,624
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,764,960.50x = 1,500,990,914,405,376
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,500,990,914,405,376/17,764,960.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 84,491,655.04

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.