Home / 4,453,786.50-9,537,429

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,453,786.50 and 9,537,429

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,453,786.50 and 9,537,429 is: 20,423,644.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,453,786.50 : 9,537,429 = 9,537,429 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,453,786.50/9,537,429 = 9,537,429/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,453,786.50x = 9,537,429 × 9,537,429
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,453,786.50x = 90,962,551,930,041
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 90,962,551,930,041/4,453,786.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,423,644.45

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.