Home / 26,446,429.50-40,069,612.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 26,446,429.50 and 40,069,612.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 26,446,429.50 and 40,069,612.50 is: 60,710,420.13

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,446,429.50 : 40,069,612.50 = 40,069,612.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,446,429.50/40,069,612.50 = 40,069,612.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,446,429.50x = 40,069,612.50 × 40,069,612.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,446,429.50x = 1,605,573,845,900,156.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,605,573,845,900,156.25/26,446,429.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 60,710,420.13

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.52) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.