Home / 4,656,762.50-10,179,235

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,656,762.50 and 10,179,235

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,656,762.50 and 10,179,235 is: 22,250,828.81

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,656,762.50 : 10,179,235 = 10,179,235 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,656,762.50/10,179,235 = 10,179,235/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,656,762.50x = 10,179,235 × 10,179,235
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,656,762.50x = 103,616,825,185,225
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 103,616,825,185,225/4,656,762.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,250,828.81

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.