Home / 24,225,971-37,237,050

Finding the Third Proportional to 24,225,971 and 37,237,050

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 24,225,971 and 37,237,050 is: 57,236,008.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,225,971 : 37,237,050 = 37,237,050 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,225,971/37,237,050 = 37,237,050/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,225,971x = 37,237,050 × 37,237,050
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,225,971x = 1,386,597,892,702,500
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,386,597,892,702,500/24,225,971
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,236,008.94

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.