Home / 16,102,392.75-34,758,195.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 16,102,392.75 and 34,758,195.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 16,102,392.75 and 34,758,195.75 is: 75,028,114.80

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    16,102,392.75 : 34,758,195.75 = 34,758,195.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    16,102,392.75/34,758,195.75 = 34,758,195.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    16,102,392.75x = 34,758,195.75 × 34,758,195.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    16,102,392.75x = 1,208,132,171,795,318
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,208,132,171,795,318/16,102,392.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 75,028,114.80

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.16) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.