Home / 6,168,109.50-13,365,880.88

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,168,109.50 and 13,365,880.88

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,168,109.50 and 13,365,880.88 is: 28,962,970.19

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,168,109.50 : 13,365,880.88 = 13,365,880.88 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,168,109.50/13,365,880.88 = 13,365,880.88/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,168,109.50x = 13,365,880.88 × 13,365,880.88
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,168,109.50x = 178,646,771,564,690.75
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 178,646,771,564,690.75/6,168,109.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 28,962,970.19

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.