Home / 25,534,176.75-40,649,746.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 25,534,176.75 and 40,649,746.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 25,534,176.75 and 40,649,746.50 is: 64,713,341.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,534,176.75 : 40,649,746.50 = 40,649,746.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,534,176.75/40,649,746.50 = 40,649,746.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,534,176.75x = 40,649,746.50 × 40,649,746.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,534,176.75x = 1,652,401,890,514,262.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,652,401,890,514,262.25/25,534,176.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 64,713,341.13

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.