Home / 4,010,202.56-8,659,605.94

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,010,202.56 and 8,659,605.94

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,010,202.56 and 8,659,605.94 is: 18,699,498.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,010,202.56 : 8,659,605.94 = 8,659,605.94 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,010,202.56/8,659,605.94 = 8,659,605.94/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,010,202.56x = 8,659,605.94 × 8,659,605.94
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,010,202.56x = 74,988,774,992,785.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 74,988,774,992,785.25/4,010,202.56
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,699,498.05

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.