Home / 6,818,391.50-15,150,268

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,818,391.50 and 15,150,268

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,818,391.50 and 15,150,268 is: 33,663,455.74

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,818,391.50 : 15,150,268 = 15,150,268 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,818,391.50/15,150,268 = 15,150,268/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,818,391.50x = 15,150,268 × 15,150,268
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,818,391.50x = 229,530,620,471,824
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 229,530,620,471,824/6,818,391.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 33,663,455.74

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.22) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.