Home / 115,969,916-162,219,228

Finding the Third Proportional to 115,969,916 and 162,219,228

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 115,969,916 and 162,219,228 is: 226,912,968.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    115,969,916 : 162,219,228 = 162,219,228 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    115,969,916/162,219,228 = 162,219,228/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    115,969,916x = 162,219,228 × 162,219,228
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    115,969,916x = 26,315,077,932,915,984
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 26,315,077,932,915,984/115,969,916
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 226,912,968.82

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 57,984,958 and 81,109,614
Half scale
Find third proportional to 231,939,832 and 324,438,456
Double scale
Find third proportional to 115,969,918 and 162,219,231
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 173,954,874 and 243,328,842
1.5x scale

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.