Home / 9,626,553-20,980,336.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 9,626,553 and 20,980,336.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 9,626,553 and 20,980,336.50 is: 45,725,039.86

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,626,553 : 20,980,336.50 = 20,980,336.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,626,553/20,980,336.50 = 20,980,336.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,626,553x = 20,980,336.50 × 20,980,336.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,626,553x = 440,174,519,653,232.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 440,174,519,653,232.25/9,626,553
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 45,725,039.86

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.