Home / 26,424,642-40,426,743

Finding the Third Proportional to 26,424,642 and 40,426,743

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 26,424,642 and 40,426,743 is: 61,848,389.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,424,642 : 40,426,743 = 40,426,743 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,424,642/40,426,743 = 40,426,743/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,424,642x = 40,426,743 × 40,426,743
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,424,642x = 1,634,321,549,588,049
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,634,321,549,588,049/26,424,642
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 61,848,389.45

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 13,212,321 and 20,213,371.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 52,849,284 and 80,853,486
Double scale
Find third proportional to 26,424,644 and 40,426,746
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 39,636,963 and 60,640,114.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.53) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.