Home / 17,980,607.81-38,838,453.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 17,980,607.81 and 38,838,453.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 17,980,607.81 and 38,838,453.75 is: 83,891,796.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,980,607.81 : 38,838,453.75 = 38,838,453.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,980,607.81/38,838,453.75 = 38,838,453.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,980,607.81x = 38,838,453.75 × 38,838,453.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,980,607.81x = 1,508,425,489,690,889
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,508,425,489,690,889/17,980,607.81
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 83,891,796.40

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.