Home / 20,691,966.38-48,776,721.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 20,691,966.38 and 48,776,721.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 20,691,966.38 and 48,776,721.75 is: 114,980,304.03

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    20,691,966.38 : 48,776,721.75 = 48,776,721.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    20,691,966.38/48,776,721.75 = 48,776,721.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    20,691,966.38x = 48,776,721.75 × 48,776,721.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    20,691,966.38x = 2,379,168,584,676,923
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,379,168,584,676,923/20,691,966.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 114,980,304.03

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.36) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.