Home / 4,583,628-9,982,872

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,583,628 and 9,982,872

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,583,628 and 9,982,872 is: 21,742,107.64

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,583,628 : 9,982,872 = 9,982,872 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,583,628/9,982,872 = 9,982,872/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,583,628x = 9,982,872 × 9,982,872
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,583,628x = 99,657,733,368,384
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 99,657,733,368,384/4,583,628
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,742,107.64

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.