Home / 30,657,002-42,626,247

Finding the Third Proportional to 30,657,002 and 42,626,247

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 30,657,002 and 42,626,247 is: 59,268,578.62

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    30,657,002 : 42,626,247 = 42,626,247 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    30,657,002/42,626,247 = 42,626,247/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    30,657,002x = 42,626,247 × 42,626,247
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    30,657,002x = 1,816,996,933,305,009
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,816,996,933,305,009/30,657,002
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 59,268,578.62

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.39) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.