Home / 8,078,941-17,702,965

Finding the Third Proportional to 8,078,941 and 17,702,965

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 8,078,941 and 17,702,965 is: 38,791,590.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,078,941 : 17,702,965 = 17,702,965 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,078,941/17,702,965 = 17,702,965/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,078,941x = 17,702,965 × 17,702,965
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,078,941x = 313,394,969,791,225
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 313,394,969,791,225/8,078,941
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,791,590.36

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 4,039,470.50 and 8,851,482.50
Half scale
Find third proportional to 16,157,882 and 35,405,930
Double scale
Find third proportional to 8,078,943 and 17,702,969
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 12,118,411.50 and 26,554,447.50
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.19) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.