Home / 28,779,950-44,281,503

Finding the Third Proportional to 28,779,950 and 44,281,503

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 28,779,950 and 44,281,503 is: 68,132,554.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    28,779,950 : 44,281,503 = 44,281,503 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    28,779,950/44,281,503 = 44,281,503/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    28,779,950x = 44,281,503 × 44,281,503
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    28,779,950x = 1,960,851,507,939,009
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,960,851,507,939,009/28,779,950
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 68,132,554.36

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.54) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.