Home / 26,463,829.50-56,982,629.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 26,463,829.50 and 56,982,629.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 26,463,829.50 and 56,982,629.25 is: 122,696,529.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,463,829.50 : 56,982,629.25 = 56,982,629.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,463,829.50/56,982,629.25 = 56,982,629.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,463,829.50x = 56,982,629.25 × 56,982,629.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,463,829.50x = 3,247,020,036,242,955.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,247,020,036,242,955.50/26,463,829.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 122,696,529.47

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.