Home / 18,008,142.75-26,962,692.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 18,008,142.75 and 26,962,692.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 18,008,142.75 and 26,962,692.75 is: 40,369,893.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,008,142.75 : 26,962,692.75 = 26,962,692.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,008,142.75/26,962,692.75 = 26,962,692.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,008,142.75x = 26,962,692.75 × 26,962,692.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,008,142.75x = 726,986,800,330,902.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 726,986,800,330,902.50/18,008,142.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,369,893.24

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.