Home / 6,839,250.19-14,892,832.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,839,250.19 and 14,892,832.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,839,250.19 and 14,892,832.13 is: 32,429,936.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,839,250.19 : 14,892,832.13 = 14,892,832.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,839,250.19/14,892,832.13 = 14,892,832.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,839,250.19x = 14,892,832.13 × 14,892,832.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,839,250.19x = 221,796,448,703,432
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 221,796,448,703,432/6,839,250.19
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,429,936.41

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.