Home / 24,875,158.50-53,824,882.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 24,875,158.50 and 53,824,882.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 24,875,158.50 and 53,824,882.50 is: 116,466,312.21

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    24,875,158.50 : 53,824,882.50 = 53,824,882.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    24,875,158.50/53,824,882.50 = 53,824,882.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    24,875,158.50x = 53,824,882.50 × 53,824,882.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    24,875,158.50x = 2,897,117,976,138,806
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,897,117,976,138,806/24,875,158.50
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 116,466,312.21

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.