Home / 17,974,982-39,312,868

Finding the Third Proportional to 17,974,982 and 39,312,868

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 17,974,982 and 39,312,868 is: 85,980,703.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,974,982 : 39,312,868 = 39,312,868 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,974,982/39,312,868 = 39,312,868/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,974,982x = 39,312,868 × 39,312,868
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,974,982x = 1,545,501,590,385,424
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,545,501,590,385,424/17,974,982
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 85,980,703.09

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.