Home / 26,210,940.75-41,027,647.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 26,210,940.75 and 41,027,647.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 26,210,940.75 and 41,027,647.50 is: 64,220,047.48

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,210,940.75 : 41,027,647.50 = 41,027,647.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,210,940.75/41,027,647.50 = 41,027,647.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,210,940.75x = 41,027,647.50 × 41,027,647.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,210,940.75x = 1,683,267,859,384,256.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,683,267,859,384,256.25/26,210,940.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 64,220,047.48

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.57) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.