Home / 29,020,362-68,410,039.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 29,020,362 and 68,410,039.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 29,020,362 and 68,410,039.50 is: 161,263,787.97

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    29,020,362 : 68,410,039.50 = 68,410,039.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    29,020,362/68,410,039.50 = 68,410,039.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    29,020,362x = 68,410,039.50 × 68,410,039.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    29,020,362x = 4,679,933,504,391,560
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,679,933,504,391,560/29,020,362
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 161,263,787.97

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.