Home / 9,734,782.50-15,133,158

Finding the Third Proportional to 9,734,782.50 and 15,133,158

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 9,734,782.50 and 15,133,158 is: 23,525,175.94

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,734,782.50 : 15,133,158 = 15,133,158 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,734,782.50/15,133,158 = 15,133,158/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,734,782.50x = 15,133,158 × 15,133,158
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,734,782.50x = 229,012,471,052,964
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 229,012,471,052,964/9,734,782.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 23,525,175.94

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.