Home / 6,911,505-14,973,081.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 6,911,505 and 14,973,081.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 6,911,505 and 14,973,081.50 is: 32,437,677.41

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    6,911,505 : 14,973,081.50 = 14,973,081.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    6,911,505/14,973,081.50 = 14,973,081.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    6,911,505x = 14,973,081.50 × 14,973,081.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    6,911,505x = 224,193,169,605,642.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 224,193,169,605,642.25/6,911,505
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 32,437,677.41

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.