Home / 24,693,624-53,179,971

Finding the Third Proportional to 24,693,624 and 53,179,971

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 24,693,624 and 53,179,971 is: 114,527,916.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,693,624 : 53,179,971 = 53,179,971 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,693,624/53,179,971 = 53,179,971/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,693,624x = 53,179,971 × 53,179,971
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,693,624x = 2,828,109,315,560,841
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,828,109,315,560,841/24,693,624
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 114,527,916.82

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.