Home / 25,995,655.90-40,231,103.73

Finding the Third Proportional to 25,995,655.90 and 40,231,103.73

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 25,995,655.90 and 40,231,103.73 is: 62,262,006.92

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,995,655.90 : 40,231,103.73 = 40,231,103.73 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,995,655.90/40,231,103.73 = 40,231,103.73/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,995,655.90x = 40,231,103.73 × 40,231,103.73
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,995,655.90x = 1,618,541,707,371,676
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,618,541,707,371,676/25,995,655.90
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 62,262,006.92

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.