Home / 27,502,301.81-58,283,038.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 27,502,301.81 and 58,283,038.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 27,502,301.81 and 58,283,038.13 is: 123,513,753.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,502,301.81 : 58,283,038.13 = 58,283,038.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,502,301.81/58,283,038.13 = 58,283,038.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,502,301.81x = 58,283,038.13 × 58,283,038.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,502,301.81x = 3,396,912,533,080,203.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,396,912,533,080,203.50/27,502,301.81
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 123,513,753.73

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.12) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.