Home / 24,108,618-36,387,124

Finding the Third Proportional to 24,108,618 and 36,387,124

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 24,108,618 and 36,387,124 is: 54,919,066.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,108,618 : 36,387,124 = 36,387,124 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,108,618/36,387,124 = 36,387,124/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,108,618x = 36,387,124 × 36,387,124
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,108,618x = 1,324,022,792,991,376
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,324,022,792,991,376/24,108,618
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,919,066.41

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.