Home / 27,962,172.75-59,810,523

Finding the Third Proportional to 27,962,172.75 and 59,810,523

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 27,962,172.75 and 59,810,523 is: 127,933,501.22

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,962,172.75 : 59,810,523 = 59,810,523 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,962,172.75/59,810,523 = 59,810,523/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,962,172.75x = 59,810,523 × 59,810,523
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,962,172.75x = 3,577,298,661,533,529
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,577,298,661,533,529/27,962,172.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 127,933,501.22

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.14) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.