Home / 26,320,054.75-40,915,395.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 26,320,054.75 and 40,915,395.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 26,320,054.75 and 40,915,395.50 is: 63,604,335.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,320,054.75 : 40,915,395.50 = 40,915,395.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,320,054.75/40,915,395.50 = 40,915,395.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,320,054.75x = 40,915,395.50 × 40,915,395.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,320,054.75x = 1,674,069,588,921,420.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,674,069,588,921,420.25/26,320,054.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,604,335.36

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.