Home / 31,915,998.75-50,545,966.13

Finding the Third Proportional to 31,915,998.75 and 50,545,966.13

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 31,915,998.75 and 50,545,966.13 is: 80,050,595.05

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    31,915,998.75 : 50,545,966.13 = 50,545,966.13 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    31,915,998.75/50,545,966.13 = 50,545,966.13/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    31,915,998.75x = 50,545,966.13 × 50,545,966.13
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    31,915,998.75x = 2,554,894,691,509,647.50
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,554,894,691,509,647.50/31,915,998.75
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 80,050,595.05

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.58) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.