Home / 25,858,100-38,562,912

Finding the Third Proportional to 25,858,100 and 38,562,912

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 25,858,100 and 38,562,912 is: 57,509,955.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,858,100 : 38,562,912 = 38,562,912 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,858,100/38,562,912 = 38,562,912/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,858,100x = 38,562,912 × 38,562,912
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,858,100x = 1,487,098,181,919,744
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,487,098,181,919,744/25,858,100
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 57,509,955.56

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.