Home / 17,989,585.88-27,634,204.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 17,989,585.88 and 27,634,204.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 17,989,585.88 and 27,634,204.13 is: 42,449,517.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    17,989,585.88 : 27,634,204.13 = 27,634,204.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    17,989,585.88/27,634,204.13 = 27,634,204.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    17,989,585.88x = 27,634,204.13 × 27,634,204.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    17,989,585.88x = 763,649,237,622,167
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 763,649,237,622,167/17,989,585.88
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,449,517.34

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.