Home / 23,921,370-52,172,692

Finding the Third Proportional to 23,921,370 and 52,172,692

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 23,921,370 and 52,172,692 is: 113,789,042.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    23,921,370 : 52,172,692 = 52,172,692 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    23,921,370/52,172,692 = 52,172,692/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    23,921,370x = 52,172,692 × 52,172,692
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    23,921,370x = 2,721,989,790,526,864
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,721,989,790,526,864/23,921,370
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 113,789,042.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.