Home / 17,974,532.25-39,312,100.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 17,974,532.25 and 39,312,100.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 17,974,532.25 and 39,312,100.13 is: 85,979,495.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,974,532.25 : 39,312,100.13 = 39,312,100.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,974,532.25/39,312,100.13 = 39,312,100.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,974,532.25x = 39,312,100.13 × 39,312,100.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,974,532.25x = 1,545,441,216,238,025
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,545,441,216,238,025/17,974,532.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 85,979,495.59

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.