Home / 28,138,294.13-60,972,972.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 28,138,294.13 and 60,972,972.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 28,138,294.13 and 60,972,972.75 is: 132,122,558.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,138,294.13 : 60,972,972.75 = 60,972,972.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,138,294.13/60,972,972.75 = 60,972,972.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,138,294.13x = 60,972,972.75 × 60,972,972.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,138,294.13x = 3,717,703,405,972,242.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,717,703,405,972,242.50/28,138,294.13
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 132,122,558.30

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.