Home / 108,488,781-163,742,058

Finding the Third Proportional to 108,488,781 and 163,742,058

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 108,488,781 and 163,742,058 is: 247,135,798.84

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    108,488,781 : 163,742,058 = 163,742,058 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    108,488,781/163,742,058 = 163,742,058/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    108,488,781x = 163,742,058 × 163,742,058
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    108,488,781x = 26,811,461,558,075,364
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,811,461,558,075,364/108,488,781
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 247,135,798.84

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.51) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.