Home / 123,933,406.50-187,494,062

Finding the Third Proportional to 123,933,406.50 and 187,494,062

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 123,933,406.50 and 187,494,062 is: 283,652,521.77

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    123,933,406.50 : 187,494,062 = 187,494,062 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    123,933,406.50/187,494,062 = 187,494,062/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    123,933,406.50x = 187,494,062 × 187,494,062
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    123,933,406.50x = 35,154,023,285,259,844
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 35,154,023,285,259,844/123,933,406.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 283,652,521.77

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.