Home / 8,507,866.50-13,077,148.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 8,507,866.50 and 13,077,148.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 8,507,866.50 and 13,077,148.50 is: 20,100,434.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,507,866.50 : 13,077,148.50 = 13,077,148.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,507,866.50/13,077,148.50 = 13,077,148.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,507,866.50x = 13,077,148.50 × 13,077,148.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,507,866.50x = 171,011,812,891,052.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 171,011,812,891,052.25/8,507,866.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 20,100,434.45

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.