Home / 27,365,736-59,494,656

Finding the Third Proportional to 27,365,736 and 59,494,656

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 27,365,736 and 59,494,656 is: 129,344,743.10

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,365,736 : 59,494,656 = 59,494,656 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,365,736/59,494,656 = 59,494,656/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,365,736x = 59,494,656 × 59,494,656
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,365,736x = 3,539,614,092,558,336
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,539,614,092,558,336/27,365,736
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 129,344,743.10

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.17) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.