Home / 9,742,689.35-13,620,853.04

Finding the Third Proportional to 9,742,689.35 and 13,620,853.04

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 9,742,689.35 and 13,620,853.04 is: 19,042,754.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,742,689.35 : 13,620,853.04 = 13,620,853.04 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,742,689.35/13,620,853.04 = 13,620,853.04/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,742,689.35x = 13,620,853.04 × 13,620,853.04
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,742,689.35x = 185,527,637,668,064.69
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 185,527,637,668,064.69/9,742,689.35
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 19,042,754.10

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.40) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.