Home / 25,761,615-55,558,744.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 25,761,615 and 55,558,744.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 25,761,615 and 55,558,744.50 is: 119,820,674.69

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,761,615 : 55,558,744.50 = 55,558,744.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,761,615/55,558,744.50 = 55,558,744.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,761,615x = 55,558,744.50 × 55,558,744.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,761,615x = 3,086,774,090,416,280
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,086,774,090,416,280/25,761,615
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 119,820,674.69

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.