Home / 18,587,733-40,263,510

Finding the Third Proportional to 18,587,733 and 40,263,510

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 18,587,733 and 40,263,510 is: 87,216,135.37

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,587,733 : 40,263,510 = 40,263,510 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,587,733/40,263,510 = 40,263,510/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,587,733x = 40,263,510 × 40,263,510
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,587,733x = 1,621,150,237,520,100
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,621,150,237,520,100/18,587,733
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 87,216,135.37

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.