Home / 18,236,248.50-39,384,203.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 18,236,248.50 and 39,384,203.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 18,236,248.50 and 39,384,203.50 is: 85,056,720.15

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,236,248.50 : 39,384,203.50 = 39,384,203.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,236,248.50/39,384,203.50 = 39,384,203.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,236,248.50x = 39,384,203.50 × 39,384,203.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,236,248.50x = 1,551,115,485,329,412.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,551,115,485,329,412.25/18,236,248.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 85,056,720.15

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.