Home / 24,594,471-36,756,156

Finding the Third Proportional to 24,594,471 and 36,756,156

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 24,594,471 and 36,756,156 is: 54,931,655.33

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,594,471 : 36,756,156 = 36,756,156 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,594,471/36,756,156 = 36,756,156/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,594,471x = 36,756,156 × 36,756,156
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,594,471x = 1,351,015,003,896,336
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,351,015,003,896,336/24,594,471
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,931,655.33

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.49) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.