Home / 22,686,172.50-34,870,273.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 22,686,172.50 and 34,870,273.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 22,686,172.50 and 34,870,273.50 is: 53,598,110.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    22,686,172.50 : 34,870,273.50 = 34,870,273.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    22,686,172.50/34,870,273.50 = 34,870,273.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    22,686,172.50x = 34,870,273.50 × 34,870,273.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    22,686,172.50x = 1,215,935,973,964,802.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,215,935,973,964,802.25/22,686,172.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 53,598,110.21

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.