Home / 4,632,011.50-10,061,405.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,632,011.50 and 10,061,405.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,632,011.50 and 10,061,405.75 is: 21,854,843.34

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,632,011.50 : 10,061,405.75 = 10,061,405.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,632,011.50/10,061,405.75 = 10,061,405.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,632,011.50x = 10,061,405.75 × 10,061,405.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,632,011.50x = 101,231,885,666,133.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 101,231,885,666,133.06/4,632,011.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,854,843.34

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.