Home / 9,496,865.25-14,714,439.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 9,496,865.25 and 14,714,439.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 9,496,865.25 and 14,714,439.75 is: 22,798,547.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,496,865.25 : 14,714,439.75 = 14,714,439.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,496,865.25/14,714,439.75 = 14,714,439.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,496,865.25x = 14,714,439.75 × 14,714,439.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,496,865.25x = 216,514,737,156,380.06
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 216,514,737,156,380.06/9,496,865.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,798,547.88

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.