Home / 18,185,756-39,796,336

Finding the Third Proportional to 18,185,756 and 39,796,336

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 18,185,756 and 39,796,336 is: 87,087,298.38

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,185,756 : 39,796,336 = 39,796,336 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,185,756/39,796,336 = 39,796,336/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,185,756x = 39,796,336 × 39,796,336
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,185,756x = 1,583,748,359,024,896
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,583,748,359,024,896/18,185,756
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 87,087,298.38

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.