Home / 20,504,353.50-28,841,946.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 20,504,353.50 and 28,841,946.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 20,504,353.50 and 28,841,946.75 is: 40,569,818.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,504,353.50 : 28,841,946.75 = 28,841,946.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,504,353.50/28,841,946.75 = 28,841,946.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,504,353.50x = 28,841,946.75 × 28,841,946.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,504,353.50x = 831,857,892,329,835.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 831,857,892,329,835.50/20,504,353.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,569,818.13

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.41) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.