Home / 4,636,832.50-9,911,789.17

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,636,832.50 and 9,911,789.17

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,636,832.50 and 9,911,789.17 is: 21,187,645.79

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,636,832.50 : 9,911,789.17 = 9,911,789.17 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,636,832.50/9,911,789.17 = 9,911,789.17/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,636,832.50x = 9,911,789.17 × 9,911,789.17
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,636,832.50x = 98,243,564,626,423.84
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 98,243,564,626,423.84/4,636,832.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 21,187,645.79

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.