Home / 4,982,017.50-10,728,121.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 4,982,017.50 and 10,728,121.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 4,982,017.50 and 10,728,121.50 is: 23,101,603.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    4,982,017.50 : 10,728,121.50 = 10,728,121.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    4,982,017.50/10,728,121.50 = 10,728,121.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    4,982,017.50x = 10,728,121.50 × 10,728,121.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    4,982,017.50x = 115,092,590,918,762.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 115,092,590,918,762.25/4,982,017.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,101,603.10

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.