Home / 40,586,402-62,817,267

Finding the Third Proportional to 40,586,402 and 62,817,267

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 40,586,402 and 62,817,267 is: 97,224,903.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    40,586,402 : 62,817,267 = 62,817,267 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    40,586,402/62,817,267 = 62,817,267/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    40,586,402x = 62,817,267 × 62,817,267
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    40,586,402x = 3,946,009,033,349,289
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,946,009,033,349,289/40,586,402
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 97,224,903.88

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.