Home / 24,000,876-38,127,078

Finding the Third Proportional to 24,000,876 and 38,127,078

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 24,000,876 and 38,127,078 is: 60,567,542.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,000,876 : 38,127,078 = 38,127,078 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,000,876/38,127,078 = 38,127,078/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,000,876x = 38,127,078 × 38,127,078
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,000,876x = 1,453,674,076,818,084
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,453,674,076,818,084/24,000,876
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,567,542.49

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.