Home / 8,679,796.50-18,666,051

Finding the Third Proportional to 8,679,796.50 and 18,666,051

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 8,679,796.50 and 18,666,051 is: 40,141,662.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,679,796.50 : 18,666,051 = 18,666,051 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,679,796.50/18,666,051 = 18,666,051/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,679,796.50x = 18,666,051 × 18,666,051
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,679,796.50x = 348,421,459,934,601
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 348,421,459,934,601/8,679,796.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 40,141,662.30

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.