Home / 18,867,535.50-39,910,467.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 18,867,535.50 and 39,910,467.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 18,867,535.50 and 39,910,467.75 is: 84,422,548.78

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    18,867,535.50 : 39,910,467.75 = 39,910,467.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    18,867,535.50/39,910,467.75 = 39,910,467.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    18,867,535.50x = 39,910,467.75 × 39,910,467.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    18,867,535.50x = 1,592,845,436,023,790
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,592,845,436,023,790/18,867,535.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 84,422,548.78

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.12) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.