Home / 4,600,800-9,677,549.25

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,600,800 and 9,677,549.25

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,600,800 and 9,677,549.25 is: 20,356,233.59

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,600,800 : 9,677,549.25 = 9,677,549.25 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,600,800/9,677,549.25 = 9,677,549.25/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,600,800x = 9,677,549.25 × 9,677,549.25
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,600,800x = 93,654,959,486,175.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 93,654,959,486,175.56/4,600,800
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,356,233.59

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.10) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.