Home / 8,399,877.75-17,951,208.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 8,399,877.75 and 17,951,208.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 8,399,877.75 and 17,951,208.75 is: 38,363,164.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,399,877.75 : 17,951,208.75 = 17,951,208.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,399,877.75/17,951,208.75 = 17,951,208.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,399,877.75x = 17,951,208.75 × 17,951,208.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,399,877.75x = 322,245,895,586,076.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 322,245,895,586,076.56/8,399,877.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,363,164.94

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.