Home / 18,342,902-27,560,577

Finding the Third Proportional to 18,342,902 and 27,560,577

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 18,342,902 and 27,560,577 is: 41,410,317.98

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,342,902 : 27,560,577 = 27,560,577 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,342,902/27,560,577 = 27,560,577/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,342,902x = 27,560,577 × 27,560,577
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,342,902x = 759,585,404,572,929
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 759,585,404,572,929/18,342,902
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 41,410,317.98

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.