Home / 27,971,652-65,937,126

Finding the Third Proportional to 27,971,652 and 65,937,126

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 27,971,652 and 65,937,126 is: 155,432,528.09

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    27,971,652 : 65,937,126 = 65,937,126 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    27,971,652/65,937,126 = 65,937,126/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    27,971,652x = 65,937,126 × 65,937,126
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    27,971,652x = 4,347,704,585,139,876
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,347,704,585,139,876/27,971,652
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 155,432,528.09

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.36) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.