Home / 18,545,430-28,368,873

Finding the Third Proportional to 18,545,430 and 28,368,873

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 18,545,430 and 28,368,873 is: 43,395,756.01

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,545,430 : 28,368,873 = 28,368,873 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,545,430/28,368,873 = 28,368,873/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,545,430x = 28,368,873 × 28,368,873
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,545,430x = 804,792,955,290,129
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 804,792,955,290,129/18,545,430
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 43,395,756.01

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.53) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.