Home / 21,613,169.25-47,258,052.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 21,613,169.25 and 47,258,052.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 21,613,169.25 and 47,258,052.75 is: 103,331,608.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    21,613,169.25 : 47,258,052.75 = 47,258,052.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    21,613,169.25/47,258,052.75 = 47,258,052.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    21,613,169.25x = 47,258,052.75 × 47,258,052.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    21,613,169.25x = 2,233,323,549,721,782.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,233,323,549,721,782.50/21,613,169.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 103,331,608.79

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.