Home / 9,616,504.50-14,937,972.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 9,616,504.50 and 14,937,972.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 9,616,504.50 and 14,937,972.75 is: 23,204,172.56

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,616,504.50 : 14,937,972.75 = 14,937,972.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,616,504.50/14,937,972.75 = 14,937,972.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,616,504.50x = 14,937,972.75 × 14,937,972.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,616,504.50x = 223,143,029,879,742.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 223,143,029,879,742.56/9,616,504.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,204,172.56

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.