Home / 8,935,559.25-19,509,774

Finding the Third Proportional to 8,935,559.25 and 19,509,774

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 8,935,559.25 and 19,509,774 is: 42,597,365.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,935,559.25 : 19,509,774 = 19,509,774 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,935,559.25/19,509,774 = 19,509,774/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,935,559.25x = 19,509,774 × 19,509,774
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,935,559.25x = 380,631,281,531,076
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 380,631,281,531,076/8,935,559.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 42,597,365.30

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.18) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.