Home / 26,126,428-55,367,629

Finding the Third Proportional to 26,126,428 and 55,367,629

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 26,126,428 and 55,367,629 is: 117,336,144.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,126,428 : 55,367,629 = 55,367,629 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,126,428/55,367,629 = 55,367,629/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,126,428x = 55,367,629 × 55,367,629
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,126,428x = 3,065,574,341,081,641
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,065,574,341,081,641/26,126,428
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 117,336,144.88

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.12) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.