Home / 26,942,924-42,208,577

Finding the Third Proportional to 26,942,924 and 42,208,577

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 26,942,924 and 42,208,577 is: 66,123,631.29

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    26,942,924 : 42,208,577 = 42,208,577 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    26,942,924/42,208,577 = 42,208,577/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    26,942,924x = 42,208,577 × 42,208,577
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    26,942,924x = 1,781,563,972,364,929
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,781,563,972,364,929/26,942,924
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 66,123,631.29

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.