Home / 21,549,748-47,882,472

Finding the Third Proportional to 21,549,748 and 47,882,472

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 21,549,748 and 47,882,472 is: 106,392,479.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,549,748 : 47,882,472 = 47,882,472 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,549,748/47,882,472 = 47,882,472/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,549,748x = 47,882,472 × 47,882,472
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,549,748x = 2,292,731,124,830,784
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,292,731,124,830,784/21,549,748
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 106,392,479.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.22) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.