Home / 4,614,133.50-9,938,254.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,614,133.50 and 9,938,254.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,614,133.50 and 9,938,254.50 is: 21,405,731.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,614,133.50 : 9,938,254.50 = 9,938,254.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,614,133.50/9,938,254.50 = 9,938,254.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,614,133.50x = 9,938,254.50 × 9,938,254.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,614,133.50x = 98,768,902,506,770.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 98,768,902,506,770.25/4,614,133.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,405,731.44

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.