Home / 28,058,136.75-60,293,443.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 28,058,136.75 and 60,293,443.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 28,058,136.75 and 60,293,443.50 is: 129,563,105.40

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,058,136.75 : 60,293,443.50 = 60,293,443.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,058,136.75/60,293,443.50 = 60,293,443.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,058,136.75x = 60,293,443.50 × 60,293,443.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,058,136.75x = 3,635,299,329,087,692
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,635,299,329,087,692/28,058,136.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 129,563,105.40

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.15) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.