Home / 21,144,199.50-33,644,787.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 21,144,199.50 and 33,644,787.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 21,144,199.50 and 33,644,787.75 is: 53,535,805.07

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,144,199.50 : 33,644,787.75 = 33,644,787.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,144,199.50/33,644,787.75 = 33,644,787.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,144,199.50x = 33,644,787.75 × 33,644,787.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,144,199.50x = 1,131,971,742,742,550
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,131,971,742,742,550/21,144,199.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,535,805.07

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.59) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.