Home / 25,992,457.50-40,410,223.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 25,992,457.50 and 40,410,223.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 25,992,457.50 and 40,410,223.50 is: 62,825,385.53

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,992,457.50 : 40,410,223.50 = 40,410,223.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,992,457.50/40,410,223.50 = 40,410,223.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,992,457.50x = 40,410,223.50 × 40,410,223.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,992,457.50x = 1,632,986,163,319,952.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,632,986,163,319,952.25/25,992,457.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,825,385.53

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.